The former Memphis officers, who already pleaded not guilty to state charges of second-degree murder, face new charges of civil rights offenses and witness tampering.
Republicans voted to cut Mr. Jones, who was expelled from the House in April, out of all debate after he was deemed to have breached new stricter rules of decorum.
Huntsville, a city with a proud history of aerospace innovation, was set to welcome Space Command, until a distant force beyond its control intervened: politics.