A DC Superior Court judge continued a murder defendant’s hearing.
Kenneth Wayne Stewart is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly stabbing Courtney Jones, 54, on July 23 on the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Stewart, 58, was arrested that day and has since been held at DC Jail.
The Sept. 29 hearing was scheduled to determine a date for Stewart’s preliminary hearing, which would determine if his case has enough evidence to go to trial. However, defense attorney Dominique Winters said that she was “not prepared to go forth with a preliminary hearing at this time.”
Therefore, Judge John Campbell scheduled another status hearing for Nov. 5.
