Man accused of involvement in Missoula murder

MISSOULA — A hearing is Sept. 15 in Louisiana for a man facing a murder charge in Montana.

Kevin Joseph Lino, 27, is being held in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he was arrested Saturday.

Online jail records didn’t indicate whether he had a lawyer.

He faces a deliberate homicide charge in the slaying of 36-year-old Gilbert Barry in Missoula in July. Prosecutors say Barry was beaten and gang symbols were cut into his skin. Lino is accused of urinating on Barry and shooting him in the head.

Missoula County officials say that if Lino resists extradition, prosecutors will seek a warrant for his return, which could take three to four weeks. 

Twenty-one-year-old Kenneth Hickman pleaded not guilty Thursday to aggravated assault in the attack on Barry.