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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- September 16, 2020
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On Sept. 16, DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz scheduled a new hearing to determine if a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial.
Ravel Mills, 26, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the death of Toussaunt Strong. The 28-year-old resident of Clinton, Md. was shot multiple times on April 18 on the 3400 block of 24th Street, SE.
Mills’ preliminary hearing was scheduled for Sept. 16. However, it was canceled because the defendant refused to take a COVID-19 test. Defendants are not allowed to attend hearings at the DC Superior Courthouse without a negative COVID-19 test.
Defense attorney Madalyn Harvey said her client did not know the test was mandatory.
Judge Kravitz scheduled Mills’ new preliminary hearing for Oct. 20.
Mills, a resident of Temple Hills, Md., was arrested on May 4. He has been detained at the DC Jail since then.