Jury selection continues Tuesday in Tama County murder trial 

CEDAR RAPIDS - Jury selection continues Tuesday in the murder trial of a Tama man accused in his wife's fatal stabbing last year. 

Dustin Jefferson, 38, was charged with first-degree murder in May, just after his mother, Ginger Jefferson, was convicted of killing his wife, Kerry O'Clair Jefferson, 32. According to a criminal complaint, Dustin Jefferson is accused of killing O'Clair Jefferson or aiding and abetting in the crime.

Jury selection started Monday and will continue starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Tama County District Court. The trial is expected to go into next week. Follow the trial updates as soon as testimony starts. According to testimony during Ginger Jefferson's trial, O'Clair Jefferson was stabbed twice in the neck Sept. 25, 2013. Ginger Jefferson stabbed her daughter-in-law during a family quarrel. During the trial, the defense attempted to implicate Dustin Jefferson in the crime. According to testimony, O'Clair Jefferson called police that day to report where to find her husband, who was wanted for sexual abuse in another case. When police arrived about 10 minutes later, they found Dustin Jefferson driving up to his cousin's home, where O'Clair Jefferson was killed. Police testified Dustin Jefferson didn't immediately get out of the car and at one point, he appeared to consider an escape, but instead, got out of the car and told them his wife might be dead. One officer also testified he had blood on his clothing. If convicted, Dustin Jefferson faces life in prison without parole. He also faces five counts of third-degree sexual abuse of a minor stemming from a May 1, 2013, incident. The trial for those charges is set for March 23.