BANGOR, Maine — Jury selection for the trial of a Bangor man charged with murder is expected to begin today at the Penobscot County Judicial Center.
Rayshaun Moore, 35, is charged with intentional or knowing murder.
Moore is accused of killing 25-year-old Demetrius Snow of Bangor in the early morning hours of Saturday, February 1, 2020.
Police say Snow died at a local hospital after the two men got into a fight in a parking lot at 190 Harlow street.
The Penobscot County District Attorney's Office had confirmed that Moore was released from jail hours before the incident happened on two unrelated assault charges.
Moore's defense attorney, Hunter Tzovarras, says Moore is innocent.
"It's our position and it's been Mr. Moore's position all along that he's not guilty of the crime that he's charged for, and we plan to show at trial that the state has accused Mr. Moore of a crime that he did not commit," Tzovarras says.
Jury selection is expected to wrap up on Monday, with the trial starting the same day.
Tzovarras says he expects the trial to last at least a week.