JEFFERSON COUNTY — Just days before its scheduled jury trial, the Jefferson County case accusing a 31-year-old Mt. Vernon man of reckless homicide was continued Tuesday after the defense alerted the court to questions surrounding one of the toxicology labs used.

According to Jefferson County State’s Attorney Sean Featherstun, the case against Mitchell Sharp will be delayed while records are subpoenaed from the laboratory in question.

Sharp is charged with not only reckless homicide, but also failure to report a crash involving death, three counts of aggravated DUI causing death, improper traffic lane usage, and driving on a suspended license.

Sharp was reportedly driving west on Main Street, when he ran off the road, struck 18-year-old Courtney Estes who was a pedestrian on the sidewalk, and then crashed into a home in the 600 block of Main Street. Estes was a 2023 graduate of Mt. Vernon Township High School and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The case was set for a jury trial next Tuesday; however, it is now scheduled for a status hearing on May 15.