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Judge orders Herman Lee Cook held without bail


A prosecutor on Wednesday argued for a judge to order Herman Lee Cook Jr. held without bail for the alleged murder of Donald Stephen Johnson Jr.

Cook Jr. was arrested Tuesday and was charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly killing Johnson last August.

On Wednesday a judge agreed to the government’s request to hold Cook pending his preliminary hearing.

Cook is scheduled for another hearing on March 3.

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