ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — A date has been set for the preliminary hearing for the Elkton woman accused of murdering an elderly man back in January.

According to online records, a date of October 29th was set for the preliminary hearing for Tabitha Nicole Taylor during a status hearing Thursday morning in Harrisonburg/Rockingham Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.

The 38-year-old Taylor is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with the death of 84-year-old Winfred Thomas Shiflett after a domestic disturbance turned into a violent altercation early Sunday morning, January 4th, in the 16-hundred block of Lawson Lane.

Taylor remains in custody.