The case of the state of Georgia vs. Robert Parker, a former Long County Sheriff’s deputy, was delayed again Wednesday morning when First District Atlantic Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Robert L. Russell III agreed to set Aug. 1 for a “Rule 20” hearing to allow Parker to enter a plea.Parker was arrested June 29, 2010, after his second home was burned June 22, 2010. According to previous Courier reports, Parker was fired from the sheriff’s office after he was charged with first-degree arson, insurance fraud and violation of a public officer.