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- February 24, 2021
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A murder case was continued Feb. 24 to give parties more time to continue with plea negotiations.
Tyrone Williams is charged with felony murder in the first degree in the death of 81-year-old Bobby Poole Jr. On March 29, 2020, Williams, 50, and an unidentified accomplice allegedly assaulted Poole with the intent to rob him on the 900 block of Eastern Avenue, NE.
Defense attorney Stephen Logerfo asked A DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt if the next hearing could be held in April. But, Judge Brandt said she could not schedule an April date because it would jump in front of older cases already on the docket.
She said scheduling hierarchy depends on when cases a presented at the court.
According to court documents, Poole was taken to the hospital for his injuries and discharged. He died later that day on May 6, 2020, due to complications from his head injuries.
The next hearing is scheduled for May 24.