Sixty-five-year-old Mary Jane Fonder faces life in prison if convicted of killing 42-year-old Rhonda Smith in Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church on Jan. 23.
Fonder's attorney, Michael Applebaum, says he believes police made a "horrible" mistake in arresting his client. He says he thinks Fonder "is an honest individual ... a kind individual" and he expects her to be vindicated at her scheduled August trial.
Prosecutors say Fonder had romantic feelings for her pastor and was jealous that Smith, a volunteer secretary, was getting attention from him.
Fonder has been in prison since her April 1 arrest.
---Information from: The Morning Call, http://www.mcall.com
