Judge Grants More Time for Hearing in Murder Case

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A judge let defense counsel to have more time for a bond review hearing.

Keith Toney, 41, is being charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 45-year-old Melton Grant on the 600 block of Morton Street, NW in June.

Toney’s attorney, James King, requested a continuance in order to file an affidavit. Judge Neal Kravitz accepted the the request.

D.C. Witness previously reported that during a preliminary hearing on Oct. 17, 2019, a Metropolitan Police Department detective said two witnesses said the fight happened because Grant made fun of Toney’s eyepatch which, he was known to wear at times.

The hearing has been continued to May 14

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