Judge: Trial for suspect in 1985 double-murder to be this year

BRUNSWICK - The trial of a man charged in the 1985 shooting deaths of an elderly couple at a southeast Georgia church will be held this year. <br> <br> Dennis Arnold Perry, 40, was charged with murder in January 2000 in the 1985 deaths of Harold and Thelma Swain during a Bible study class at Rising Daughter Baptist Church in Camden County. <br> <br> Perry was among the suspects questioned after the shootings, but investigators said there was insufficient evidence to file charges. The case was reopened about three years ago. <br> <br> A trial date hasn&#39;t been set yet because defense attorneys and prosecutors are still sharing evidence, said John Johnson, the lead prosecutor in the case. A trial date will be set after all evidence has been shared, Superior Court Judge Amanda Williams said Thursday. <br> <br> Perry&#39;s family said he is innocent and was working in Atlanta when the shootings occurred. They say a lab test shows DNA evidence taken from the scene does not match Perry.