A Sweet Home man who is nearing his trial date in a murder charge recently waived his right to a jury trial.
Jerod L. Norman, 42, was indicted with second-degree murder and first-degree abuse of a corpse in the death of his girlfriend, Mariah King, 29.
Police responded to a call about a suicide by hanging on July 18, 2024, at a house on Nandina Street shared by Norman and King, but police thought the…