CANYON CITY – Jessie Lyn Bratcher, charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of a John Day man, was in Grant County Circuit Court Thursday, Sept. 4, for a brief status hearing.

Appearing by videoconference from a room at the Grant County Jail, Bratcher did not enter a plea in the case.

Judge William D. Cramer Jr. scheduled another status hearing for Oct. 16 in the case, noting that it’s difficult for Bratcher and his attorney to prepare a plea while discovery is still ongoing.

District Attorney Ryan Joslin said his office has turned over some interview CDs to the defense, but is still awaiting additional evidence from the crime lab.

Markku Sario, attorney for Bratcher, said he would ask the court to consider “the question of bail” as the case proceeds.

Bratcher has been lodged in the Grant County Jail, without bail, since his arrest Aug. 16 by John Day Police. He appeared at last week’s hearing by videoconference from the jail, while the judge and the two attorneys were in the courtroom.

Bratcher is charged in connection with the shooting death of Jose Ceja Medina, 32, who was found dead at 11:44 a.m. Aug. 16 in the yard of his home at 161 N.E. Elm St.