The New Jersey woman accused of shooting her wife to death was ordered last week to be held in jail until her trial.
Laura Bluestein is accused of the Aug. 6 killing of Felicia Dormans. At a detention hearing last Thursday, Superior Court Judge Jeanne Covert signed off on an agreement between prosecutors and Bluestein’s public defender that the defendant remain in jail.
“My client is in agreement that it is in her best interest to remain detained,” defense attorney Jared Dorfman told NJ Advance Media.
She is being held at Burlington County Jail, facing first-degree murder, weapons and evidence-tampering charges. A trial date has not yet been set.
On Aug. 6, a relative of Bluestein alerted police to a possible assault at the women’s Mount Holly residence, which they recently purchased from Bluestein’s parents. When police arrived at the home, they found Dorman shot in the face; she was pronounced dead at the scene.
A spokesperson for the Burlington County Prosecutor Office’s last week could not comment on whether Bluestein confessed, or what investigators believe prompted the shooting.
Dormans’ mother told NJ Advance Media that her daughter had contacted her the day of the shooting to say she and Bluestein had gotten into an argument over food that was left out that attracted ants. According to the interview, Dormans said Bluestein wanted her to spend the night in a hotel, and they were considering separating, though she later called her mother to say she wanted to make the relationship work.
The couple married July 2016 in the Pocono Mountains. A funeral was held for Dormans Aug. 14.