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 Republicans join pushback over Trump firing. Do you really care if your diamond was made in a lab? Having a million is 'no longer a backstage pass' to luxury. A 911 call to a Canadian search and rescue team was an odd one. Report an error