FARGO (AP) - The woman engaged to Moe Gibbs says she's frustrated that the couple cannot marry until after his murder trial, but she is standing by him.

Amy Olson, 30, of Moorhead, Minn., became engaged to Gibbs days after he was arrested and charged last fall in the death of Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern, 22, of New Salem.

Gibbs and Olson have an 11-month-old daughter and already consider themselves to be married, Olson said. But they will have to wait until after Gibbs' trial in Minot to make it official, because the Cass County Jail in Fargo, where Gibbs was held before his trial started, does not allow inmates to marry while waiting for trial or serving less than a six-month sentence.

Chief Deputy Glenn Ellingsberg said the restrictions are in place to prevent schedule disruptions, and because weddings are "just something that is not the normal task" of a jail.

Olson said the delay is frustrating, but that it feels like more of a technicality.

"Our hearts are married," she said. "It doesn't take paperwork to confirm somebody's feelings for you."

Jury selection is continuing in the trial of Gibbs, 34, who is facing a Class AA felony murder charge. He faces up to life in prison without parole if convicted. The trial was moved from Valley City to Minot because of pretrial news coverage.

Gibbs, a former Barnes County jailer, lived in the same off-campus apartment building as Morgenstern, who was found dead last Sept. 13.

Gibbs received an annulment April 30 ending a 10-month marriage to another woman, and Olson is finalizing her divorce.

Olson said she already introduces herself as "Amy Gibbs" and is legally changing her last name. She has "Gibbs" tattooed on the back of her neck and a ring with his initials tattooed on her finger.

"You don't do that for just somebody on a whim," she said.

Olson said that she believes Gibbs will be acquitted, but that she would be more than willing to go through with a prison wedding if he is convicted.

If Gibbs is found guilty he likely would be incarcerated in the North Dakota State Penitentiary in Bismarck, which allows prison weddings.

If Gibbs is acquitted of murder, he would be returned to Fargo to face other charges. He is accused of raping a Fargo woman in 2004 and sexually assaulting five female inmates while working as a Barnes County jailer.

Because he would be awaiting those two trials, scheduled for the fall, he would not be allowed to marry Olson while in the jail.

While Gibbs is on trial in Minot, Olson's visits with him have been cut from five 30-minute sessions each week to two 20-minute visits per week.

"Ten minutes is a big deal when that's all you get with the person that you love the most," Olson said.