Judge Sets Prelim For Murder Defendant Arrested in Georgia

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On July 28, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to determine if a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial.

Byron Brooks is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 43-year-old Kareem Elliot Watkins on the 1500 block of Maryland Avenue, NE, on May 11. The 35-year-old defendant was arrested by law enforcement officers in Fulton County, Ga. pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant on June 3.

Judge Juliet McKenna scheduled the preliminary hearing for Sept 8.

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