LISBON — A jury trial remains set for 9 a.m. Nov. 18 for the Lisbon man accused of shooting his ex-wife to death in 2023.

“The case remains unresolved,” Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton said Monday morning, based on her conversation with counsel before the interim status hearing.

William P. Long Jr., 51, North Market Street, was in the custody of deputy sheriffs when he appeared with his defense attorney, Frank Cassese. He’s also represented by defense attorney David Betras, who was unable to attend the hearing. Betras and Cassese were hired by Long’s family to represent him.

He remains jailed under a $1.5 million cash or surety bond after being charged in May 2024 with aggravated murder and murder, both unclassified felonies, along with first-degree felony discharging a firearm upon a roadway, and firearm specifications for using a gun for each count, in the death of 50-year-old Michelle A. Long on Nov. 29, 2023 outside her Carey Road home in Butler Township.

At the time of her murder, Michelle A. Long was the Leetonia High School math/STEM/industry teacher, junior high robotics coach and junior high track coach. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

During the status hearing, county Assistant Prosecutor Alec Beech indicated the state was awaiting reciprocal discovery, but Cassese said they had none at this point. The state is also represented by county Assistant Prosecutor Tammie Riley Jones.

Bickerton noted that the deadline for any motions was June 13.

“That date has come and gone,” she said, adding she wanted that on the record.

Since the last hearing in April, nothing had been filed in the case. During that hearing in April, Betras said the defense may be filing some motions related to the search warrants in the case, which is something he mentioned during the previous hearing held late last year. The only motion filed by the defense since last year was a motion to continue the previous spring trial date, which the judge did and reset to the current date.

A final status hearing remains set for 9 a.m. Nov. 3.

If convicted, William P. Long Jr. could be facing life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to county Prosecutor Vito Abruzzino.

Abruzzino said previously that Michelle Long was found deceased in her vehicle outside of her residence on the road near her mailbox. Early in the investigation, there had been search warrants executed, including one at the home of William P. Long Jr. in Lisbon.