Two men accused of shooting and killing Norfolk State University student Jahari George in September 2023 are in court Thursday where they face second-degree murder charges.
George was killed on Sept. 2, 2023, on the 2700 block of Gate House Road, right near his dorm and dorm's parking lot.
In November, Marquas Gregg, Camari Warren, and Cameron Brown were arrested and charged with George's murder. Charges against Gregg were withdrawn in March.
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Defendants Brown and Warren appeared in court Thursday for a preliminary hearing. The hearing was a continuation from July.
Before a judge could determine if the case can go to trial, attorneys worked through several Discovery issues.
Defense attorneys claimed the commonwealth had not provided them information needed to move the case forward. They asked to see statements made by Gregg, although the commonwealth said Gregg is not a witness in the case at this time.
Defense attorneys also asked for juvenile files and arrest information of a witness. That witness, according to defense attorneys, is facing charges for a shooting that took place at a Norfolk 7-Eleven weeks after George's death.
Defense attorneys said the 7-Eleven shooting is "bound" to George's case, and contended that information in the 7-Eleven case could be relevant, especially if the witness believes he'll benefit from testifying in this case.
Brown's attorneys, Michael Massie, Andrew Sacks and Nathan Chapman previously attempted to omit that witness's testimony from the case entirely.
The witness said he allegedly saw the murder and that Brown confessed to him, according to the attorney's understanding.
The commonwealth is expected to provide the defense team the requested information before a preliminary hearing in October.
As of July, Brown and Warren were in jail without bond. The men asked again for bond at Thursday's hearing, which a judge denied.
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George was a 20-year-old junior electrical engineering student at Norfolk State University, loved by his family and friends.
George was a part of his community, participating in many campus organizations.
"They took away a leader," TeAnna George, Jahari's mother,previously said, "He's so much more than we can ever write down on paper. To know that he was in the place that he was supposed to be the safest, at his home away from home, right outside near his dorm."
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We will update this story after the hearing on the judge's decision.
