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Bus Crash Makes Murder Defendant Miss Hearing

During a status hearing Sept. 5, a murder defendant was unable to make a court hearing because of a bus crash that included multiple inmates. 

Xavier Culbreth,19, is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly stabbing 40-year-old Jamal Ferrell at the Potomac Avenue Metro Station located on the 700 block of 14th Street, SE on April 28.

Jada Jena Smith was charged in the homicide, but her charges were dropped on July 1. She was released the following day. 

The status hearing was rescheduled to Sept. 12.

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