About a month before he was scheduled to go on trial, the suspect in the murder of a Nevada County man last year has changed his plea. District Attorney Cliff Newell says 35-year-old Jason Schuller’s plea has been changed from not guilty to not guilty by reason of insanity…

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Newell says he had not heard about anyone questioning Schuller’s mental capacity since his arrest in March of last year in the murder of 67-year-old William Tackett. He says he has not heard the reasons for the plea change yet…

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Newell says Tackett had asked Schuller to move out of his Banner View home, where Schuller had been staying for awhile, in March of last year. That’s when Schuller allegedly shot and killed Tackett and set the body on fire. He then allegedly led authorities on a 3-county vehicle pursuit before his arrest. The trial is still scheduled to begin on November 28th.