An Aug. 18 trial date has been set for a 49-year-old Ogden man accused of trying to have his former girlfriend killed to prevent her from testifying against him for kidnapping and raping her.

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Joe A. Martinez was arraigned Monday before 2nd District Judge Stanton Taylor and he pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted aggravated murder and attempted arson, both first-degree felonies.Martinez is in the Weber County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail. If convicted, he could be sentenced to life in prison.

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