PORT ANGELES — A second-degree murder trial for a Jefferson County man accused of killing a Sequim man in May has been delayed.
The five-day trial for Aaron C. Fisher, 36, of Port Townsend was scheduled to begin Sept. 22 and continued in early September by Clallam County Superior Court Judge Brent Basden to begin on Nov. 17.
Fisher is accused of killing Richard G. Madeo, 70, who died May 8 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, two days after Fisher allegedly punched him in the face and knocked him unconscious by the Sequim Safeway fuel station, according to court documents.
Fisher pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder on Aug. 1.
On Sept. 2, Fisher’s defense attorney, Alex Stalker, reported there was a conflict of interest with him representing Fisher, so William Payne was assigned as his new legal representation, according to court documents.
Stalker also requested Fisher’s bail be reduced from $500,000 to $150,000 to match his available resources, which Basden agreed to do with conditions of release that included electronic home monitoring except to attend work, medical appointments, church or to obtain groceries.
On Sept. 5, Fisher was charged with communication with a minor for immoral purposes. Payne pleaded not guilty for Fisher, court documents stated.
Fisher was booked and released on that charge, but he remained in custody on Tuesday at the Clallam County jail.
A hearing for both of Fisher’s cases is set for 9 a.m. Oct. 7.
According to the probable cause statement, Fisher allegedly communicated with a 13-year-old girl in November 2024. Port Angeles police said Fisher sent explicit photos and text messages to her, and police discovered them via the girl’s mother and a search warrant that allowed them to search Fisher’s phone.
If convicted on that charge, Fisher faces up to five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine.
Clallam County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Stanley also imposed a no contact order, saying Fisher should not to go within 1,000 feet of the girl for five years.
Fisher was first arrested on May 6 after the altercation with Madeo and charged with second-degree assault. He was released on May 9 so the investigation could be completed, Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Michele Devlin wrote in an email.
On July 23, a warrant for Fisher’s arrest was issued and he was arrested by multiple agencies in SeaTac, according to the Sequim Police Department.
