POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) - An eastern Idaho judge has ordered a Pocatello man accused of killing a 25-year-old woman a decade ago to be held in the Bannock County Jail without bail.

The Idaho State Journal reports that 39-year-old Brad Scott Compher appeared confused during the hearing Thursday in 6th District Court and expressed concern about missing work.

Police say DNA evidence and fingerprints link Compher to the killing of Nori Jones. Her body was discovered Sept. 28, 2004, by co-workers when she didn't report for work.

Compher is charged with first-degree murder. Bannock County Prosecutor Steve Herzog says he might seek the death penalty.

Jones had moved to Pocatello in 1999 and worked for the Idaho Department of Labor. At the time of her death she was engaged to be married.

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Information from: Idaho State Journal

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