Sidney Moorer court dates set, scheduling order signed by judge outlining official dates for proceedings

Sidney Moorer will go to trial in June on kidnapping and obstruction of justice charges in the disappearance of Heather Elvis, and 800 people will be summoned for the jury pool, according to court documents.

An official scheduling order signed by Circuit Court Judge Markely Dennis was filed Tuesday afternoon. A jury pool of 800 people will undergo the qualification process June 20 and then the jurors will be selected, the document shows.

Murder charges and indecent exposure charges in the Elvis case for Sidney Moorer, 40, and Tammy Moorer, 43, were dropped March 10, but the pair still face kidnapping charges. Sidney Moorer still faces an obstruction of justice charge, but that charge was dropped for Tammy Moorer.

While Tammy Moorer still faces a kidnapping charge, no trial dates have been set for her, according to the Horry County Public Index.

Attorneys for the couple could not be reached Wednesday afternoon.

The Moorers were charged in Elvis’ disappearance two years ago, about two months after Elvis, 20, was last seen. Her car was found abandoned at Peachtree Boat Landing in Socastee, but she hasn’t been found. Shortly after her disappearance, residents rallied to find her, searching the area near the landing and posting banners and fliers around town. Supporters still gather regularly for vigils in Socastee.

Many are still searching for answers in the case. Officials have declined to give details, citing a gag order that prevents those involved in the case from talking publicly about it.

The Moorers remained jailed through 2014. Tammy Moorer was released in January 2015 and Sidney Moorer was released in February 2015 after bond was set at $100,000 for each of them by Dennis, according to records.

The Moorers received permission to move to Florida in September after saying they found work in the Sunshine State. Though the couple relocated, they remain under restrictions there, including home detention monitoring, and they must also provide officials with their home and work information and must alert them immediately if anything changes, among other stipulations, court records show.

The Moorers also face unrelated charges on Medicaid fraud, records show.

Elvis was last heard from December 18, 2013 and was reported missing December 19, 2013 when her car was discovered abandoned at Peachtree Boat Landing.

The order states the following dates are scheduled in the case:

April 4 | Deadline for all parties to file pretrial motions.

April 15 | Opposing counsel must respond in writing to all briefs filed in support of pre-trial motions.

April 18 | All pretrial motions that counsel or court wants heard prior to juror questionnaires or juror summons being sent out by the Horry County Clerk of Court’s office.

May 2 | 800 juror summons and questionnaires are to be mailed out.

June 2 | All questionnaires are to be sent back in; the week of June 13 through 17, all pretrial motions that need to be resolved prior to trial will be heard.

June 17 |Attorneys must provide their witness lists.

June 20 | Jury panels arrive at Horry County Courthouse and report to jury assembly room, and the jury is to be chosen.

June 27 | Trial will continue if necessary, according to the order.

This story was originally published March 23, 2016 at 3:52 PM with the headline "Sidney Moorer court dates set, scheduling order signed by judge outlining official dates for proceedings."