India, March 30 -- Caleb Flynn, a Tipp City, Ohio resident who is a former American Idol contestant, was charged with the murder of his wife, Ashley Flynn, on February 16. Caleb Flynn, 39, made his first court appearance in the case on Monday at the Miami County Common Pleas Court in Ohio.

During his appearance, he pleaded not guilty to the charges, and the judge scheduled his trial to begin on April 28. Additionally fresh charges against him of trying to intimidate and manipulate a witness concerning the murder case have been revealed in court Monday.

Court TV reported that Flynn did not plan to file for a waiver of his right to a speedy trial, after which the court stated that the trial is expected to go on for two weeks.

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