TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – The defense team for accused Florida State University campus shooter Phoenix Ikner attempted to remove Tallahassee Circuit Judge Lance Neff from the trial. <\/p>\n
In the motion filed Monday morning, the team said the judge can\u2019t be fair based on what he said at last week\u2019s hearing.<\/p>\n
The judge pointed to video evidence of the trial and questioned the team\u2019s need to interview so many witnesses.<\/p>\n
Just a few hours after that motion was filed, Judge Neff denied it. <\/p>\n
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Ikner is accused of killing two men and shooting several other people<\/a> on Florida State\u2019s campus last April. <\/p>\n Judge Neff set a timeline for Ikner\u2019s trial last Thursday, laying out deadlines for submitting evidence, witnesses and pretrial motions.<\/p>\n Ikner\u2019s trial date is scheduled for Oct. 19 despite the defense team previously arguing to delay the trial due to the large amount of evidence to review. <\/p>\n To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, Nextdoor<\/a> <\/a>and X<\/a> (Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n Have a news tip or see an error? Write to us here<\/a>. Please include the article\u2019s headline in your message.<\/p>\n Be the first to see all the biggest headlines by downloading the WCTV News app. Click here<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 WCTV. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n