A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a preliminary hearing for a first-degree murder case.
Knico Wheaton was arrested on April 28 for the murder of 41-year-old Tavon Cox, which occurred on Jan. 11 on the 700 block of 24th Street, NE.
Defense attorney David Richter requested a preliminary hearing in order to review the evidence, which Jude Todd Edelman accepted.
That hearing is scheduled for Sept. 21.