Heather Pate, center, and Kevin Dent, right, enter the courtroom for their hearing at Pahrump J …

Heather Pate, center, and Kevin Dent, right, enter the courtroom for their hearing at Pahrump J ...

Heather Pate, center, and Kevin Dent, right, enter the courtroom for their hearing at Pahrump Justice Court on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. Dent, Pate and Brad Mehn are accused of torturing Roy Jaggers, forcing him to walk off a cliff and shooting him at Cathedral Canyon. (Chitose Suzuki / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @chitosephoto