Gabriel “Gabe” Gaeta was transferred on Dec. 23 from juvenile detention to the Kitsap County Jail, according to the Kitsap County Prosector’s office.

Gaeta is accused of the August murder of Jenise Paulette Wright, the six-year-old girl whose body was found following a five-day search.

Gaeta, a neighbor of the Wright family in the Steele Creek Mobile Home Park in East Bremerton, was arrested Aug. 9, after investigators said they found DNA evidence linking him to Jenise’s rape and murder.

Because he was a juvenile when he was arrested, he was held in juvenile detention. But Gaeta turned 18 on Dec. 23 and was moved to county jail.

In an earlier court appearance, Gaeta pleaded not guilty. He potentially faces life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder with aggravating circumstances. He faces two counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree rape of a child.

His next court appearance is Feb. 6 for a pre-trial hearing. The trial date has been set for March 9.