OREGON – More time is needed to analyze cellphone data in the case of the Byron man accused of killing his wife and son in 2016, his lawyer said during a pre-trial hearing on March 4.

Christopher Derango, lawyer for Duane Meyer, said the cellphone expert working for the defense had finished a primary analysis, but now wants the raw data, provided by the FBI, to examine.

Derango asked for a 45-day continuance, and Judge John Roe provided it, setting the next pre-trial hearing for Monday, April 20 at 1:30 p.m.

Meyer is accused of setting the 2016 fire in Byron that killed his ex-wife Maggie Meyer and 3-year-old son Amos Meyer.

He was charged on Oct. 9, 2019 with four counts of first-degree homicide, two counts of aggravated arson and one count of concealment of a homicidal death. He is currently being held in the Ogle County Jail on a $10 million bond.

Separately, State’s Attorney Eric Morrow said that his office has provided all of the police reports and other evidence generated by the investigation into the fatal fire. He said that includes, “over 30,000 pages of documents along with many digitals files containing evidence collected during the investigation.”

“If the defendant intends to use this expert at trial they will need to provide our office with the expert’s report through the discovery process,” Morrow said.

As for the strength of the case, Morrow was clear.

“We believed that we had strong enough case to proceed with charges against the defendant and the Ogle County Grand Jury agreed and returned a true bill of indictment,” he said.