An order of continuance has been filed for a Louisa County man facing murder and other felony charges related to a body being found along a gravel road in June. 

This summer, authorities arrested 58-year old Salvador Castaneda. He was originally charged with abuse of a corpse to hide a crime, a class C felony. In August, authorities announced he’d also been charged with first degree murder, a class A felony.

The victim in the case is Noe Ibarra Tijerina, whose body was found with a gunshot wound to the head and injuries consistent with being dragged behind a vehicle. A $1-million cash bond was set and an immigration detainer was issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for Castaneda.

A jury trial had been scheduled to begin September 30th, however proceedings were suspended while Castaneda had a competency evaluation at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Oakdale. A competency review hearing is scheduled for April 10th.