SAN ANGELO, Texas – The child sex assault case of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs is heading to closing arguments.
Jeffs, head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, asked Thursday to suspend the trial for two days to call more witnesses, saying he didn't have enough time to prepare from jail.
State District Judge Barbara Walther rejected the request after quizzing Jeffs over what witnesses he planned to call. Jeffs didn't offer any names.
The lone defense witness Jeffs called, church elder JD Roundy, spent about 10 minutes on the stand Thursday discussing FLDS history after 4 1/2 hours of testimony Wednesday evening. Prosecutors objected to the entire line of questioning, saying it was irrelevant.
Jeffs is accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old and 15-year-old he'd taken as so-called spiritual wives.
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