The defense and prosecution teams agreed Aug. 6 to resume the Tyler Witham-Jordan murder case in February 2026, but they are still considering locations to try the case, according to Lincoln County Superior Court records. Maine Superior Court Justice Dan Billings met with the prosecution and Witham-Jordan's defense team and reached an agreement of the February 2026 time-frame, but they haven't reach agreed on the date.

Witham-Jordan was charged in the Christmas Day 2022 death of 3-year-old Makinzlee Handrahan. On Dec. 11, 2024, his trial came to a sudden halt in Lincoln County Superior Court after an emotional courtroom outburst by the victim’s mother.

Testifying against her former live-in boyfriend, Faith Lewis, 33, of Edgecomb, experienced an emotional reaction when presented with an autopsy photo of her daughter. Lewis tearfully pleaded with prosecutors to take the photo down, according to court records.

Calling Lewis’ reaction one of the most extreme he has seen in his judicial career, Justice  Billings declared a mistrial with prejudice, expressing the opinion he did not feel the jurors would be able to set aside the emotional impact of seeing and hearing Lewis’s breakdown.

According to court records, Billings favored moving the trial to Kennebec County to escape potential jury pool contamination from a trial in either Lincoln or Sagadahoc counties. But the Kennebec option failed to materialize and Sagadahoc emerged as a possible venue.

"After Kennebec County fell through the defense and prosecution told Justice Billings Sagadahoc may be an acceptable venue because of favorable logistics," according to Lincoln County Superior Court records.

Officials will set a date once the court schedule is completed.