Each Friday, Homicide Watch brings you a tickler of upcoming hearings in the cases we follow. All hearings are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted. To add an item to the calendar, email homicidewatchdc [at] gmail.com.
On Monday a jury trial is expected to begin in the case against Samson Alemayhu. Alemayhu is charged with the stabbing death of Assefaw Hagos 1900 block of 9th Street, NW in May 2010. Judge Lynn Leibovitz has the case.
On Thursday Marc Tapp is expected by Judge Leibovitz for a preliminary hearing. Tapp is suspected of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Jermaine Anderson at “Ivy City Day” in May.
On Friday, Musonda Mulenga is expected by Judge Thomas Motley for a preliminary hearing. He’s suspected in the February 2010 shooting death of Michaeldeon Talley.
Ronald Pickett is expected for a status hearing in front of Judge Gerald Fisher. Pickett, who is not in custody, is accused of killing his fiance, Vanessa McGee in their home in March. He’s suspected of manslaughter in the case.
Judge Fisher is also expecting Terrance McNeal, who is scheduled for a preliminary hearing in a second-degree murder case. He is suspected in the stabbing death of 53-year-old Charles Hicks in June.
Judge Leibovitz is expected to see William Faison for a preliminary hearing. Faison is suspected of felony murder in the shooting death of Jeffrey Covington on July 2.
