Drew Peterson , a former suburban Chicago police officer convicted of killing his third wife and suspected in his fourth wife 's disappearance , pleaded not guilty today to trying to hire a hitman to kill the prosecutor who helped put him in prison . Peterson 's feet were shackled as he waived a preliminary hearing in the court in Randolph County in southern Illinois . He was charged in February with soliciting an unidentified person to find someone he could pay to kill Will County State 's Attorney James Glasgow . Circuit Judge Richard Brown also granted Peterson 's request for a speedy trial , meaning he would go to trial within 160 days or by July 28 . Randolph County State 's Attorney Jeremy Walker said the state would ready by July 13 . More charges : Drew Peterson , pictured in 2009 , is now charged with trying to hire a hitman to kill the Illinois prosecutor who put him in prison . He maintains his innocence . Will County State 's Attorney James Glasgow - who pursued the case against Peterson , which was a national sensation - won a conviction in September 2012 . The former Bolingbrook police sergeant has been in prison since he was convicted in 2012 of Kathleen Savio 's death eight years earlier . He is serving a 38-year sentence . His fourth wife , Stacy Peterson , disappeared in 2007 . Peterson , 61 , is charged with solicitation of murder for hire and one count of solicitation of murder , both felonies carrying a maximum sentence of at least 30 years in prison . Last month 's announcement is the latest chapter in a case that became a media sensation almost from the day Peterson 's 23-year-old fourth wife , Stacy , disappeared in 2007 . A massive effort to find her included divers and cadaver dogs searching ponds and thick woods near Peterson 's Bolingbrook home . The search was unsuccessful , with Peterson accused but never charged in the slaying of his young wife . Stacy Peterson ( left ) , Drew 's fourth wife disappeared in 2007 and was never found . He was convicted in 2012 of the 2004 murder of third wife , Kathleen Savio , who was found drowned in her bathtub . But after Savio 's body was exhumed and authorities ruled her drowning a homicide , Peterson was interviewed countless times by news crews and , as the investigation continued , he joked about a 'Win a Date with Drew ' contest and discussed appearing on a reality TV show about a Nevada brothel . Throughout it all , Peterson maintained his innocence and his attorneys contended Stacy Peterson had run off with another man and was alive . Drew Peterson did not testify at his trial , but addressed the court after he was convicted , blaming prosecutors for 'the largest railroad job ever ' and sarcastically telling Glasgow that the prosecutor could celebrate destroying his life . He challenged the prosecutor to look him in the eye , then told him to 'never forget what you 've done here . ' Glasgow issued a brief statement after the new charges against Peterson were announced , saying that while it was 'unfortunate that prosecutors sometimes must deal with allegations of this nature , ' he would not let a threat to his personal safety affect the way he does his job .
Drew Peterson was convicted in 2007 of the murder of his third wife , Kathleen Savio . He is also suspected in the 2012 disappearance of Stacy Peterson . On February 9 , he was charged with trying to have Will County State 's Attorney James Glasgow murdered .