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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe defense attorney for the oldest son of rock star John Mellencamp says she is seeking a pretrial hearing but no agreement has been reached for him to plead guilty to charges that he badly beat a man.
Attorney Jennifer Lukemeyer said Tuesday a miscommunication with a Monroe County court led it to incorrectly schedule a change of plea hearing for 20-year-old Hud Mellencamp.
Mellencamp and his younger brother, Speck, have pleaded not guilty to felony battery charges from July 2013 for allegedly punching and kicking a 19-year-old man in Bloomington who they believed had hit Speck Mellencamp.
The Associated Press left a phone message for the Monroe County prosecutor handling the case.
A Monday pretrial conference for Speck Mellencamp was postponed until March.
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