Dylann Roof’s state trial indefinitely delayed

By Kelly Cohen

Published January 5, 2017 8:39pm ET

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Dylann Roof’s state trial indefinitely delayed — Dylann Roof, 22, was convicted of all 33 federal counts against him in federal court. (Grace Beahm/The Post and Courier via AP, Pool) | Grace Beahm

A judge on Thursday indefinitely delayed the state trial against Dylann Roof, who was convicted in federal court for his June 2015 attack at a black church in Charleston, S.C., that killed nine worshippers.

Circuit Judge J.C. Nicholson signed paperwork delaying South Carolina’s proceedings against Roof “until further order of this court,” noting the ongoing federal trial against him.

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