On Sept. 17, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to determine if a second-degree murder case has enough evidence to go to trial.
Jonathan Jenkins, 29, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting Richard Mitchell on the 2500 block of Elvans Road, SE, on May 31. Mitchell, a 25 year-old resident of Oxon Hill, Md., suffered from four gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
The police arrested Jenkins on June 25.
Defense attorney Madalyn Harvey asked for the preliminary hearing to be scheduled in two weeks to give the defense time to prepare.
According to court documents, a witnesses say that there was a fight between the men at a cookout the night before the shooting. One witness also indicated that the men were arguing over marijuana before the shooting.
Judge Robert Okun scheduled the hearing for Oct. 14.
