Trial of Accused Murderer Postponed

LONGVIEW � The trial for a Longview man accused of murder has been postponed. KETK reports the trial of Cedric Bernard Carldwell, 43, was originally scheduled to begin this week. Carldwell allegedly shot and killed Huey �Bull� Gray April 14 of last year during an argument at a neighborhood party in the 400 block of Walnut Street. Carldwell was taken into custody the following day but was released on $175,000 bond. He was re-arrested 10 days later, when he was allegedly found to be in the possession of a firearm. Being a felon, one of the restrictions placed on Cardlwell after his 2007 prison release was he was not allowed to own or carry a gun.

Carldwell has an extensive history in the judicial system including a 15-year prison sentence for a 1992 attempted murder conviction and a two-year state jail stint for attempted kidnapping. Carldwell continues to sit in the Gregg County Jail stemming from the firearm possession charge on $125,000 bond. The new trial date has not been set.