Crime | Mollie Tibbetts Mollie Tibbetts' Suspected Killer Pleads Not Guilty Trial date set for Cristhian Bahena Rivera By Newser Editors Posted Sep 19, 2018 10:45 AM CDT Copied In this Aug. 22, 2018, file photo, Cristhian Bahena Rivera is escorted into the Poweshiek County Courthouse for his initial court appearance in Montezuma, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) The man accused of murdering Mollie Tibbetts will stand trial in April. Cristhian Bahena Rivera on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder during his arraignment in Montezuma, Iowa. KCRG reports the 24-year-old waived his right to a speedy trial, and an April 16 trial date was set. He remains jailed on a $5 million cash-only bond and faces life in prison without parole if convicted, reports the Des Moines Register. Read These Next Trump and Putin appear in agreement on nuclear arms treaty. Jane Goodall wanted Musk and Trump on a rocket to Mars. Government shutdown enters week two with no end in sight. NFL fans see same costly gaffe two weeks in a row. Report an error