Court watch: Target embezzlement arraignment, Southfield shooting and Holly threat cases ahead

Here are upcoming court dates in Oakland County cases the Journal is following, along with hearings whose outcomes had not been reported as of Friday afternoon, Oct. 16. Court schedules change often; dates are as last reported. Charges are accusations; everyone charged is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

Results not yet reported

The Journal could not find published results for these hearings by Friday afternoon:

• Fiery Berkley crash. Marquis D. Jackson, 40, of Detroit, was scheduled for a probable cause conference Friday, Oct. 16, in 44th District Court on a charge of operating while intoxicated causing death, C&G Newspapers reported. Police say the SUV he was driving topped 100 mph in a 25-mph zone before hitting a tree and catching fire Sept. 7, killing passenger Eugene Garnett, 51, of Warren. His attorney is Leon Weiss. Background.
• Woodward-Quarton fatal crash. Robert Isho, 34, of Troy, is charged with reckless driving causing death in the May crash at Woodward Avenue and Quarton Road that killed Obrian Nelson, 30, of Farmington Hills. Sources disagree on his schedule. The Oakland Press reported a probable cause conference Oct. 6 and a preliminary exam Oct. 13 before 48th District Judge Diane D'Agostini. WXYZ reported Oct. 13 and Oct. 20. No outcome from any of those dates has been reported. (The Oakland Press spells the victim's first name Obrian; WXYZ spells it O'Brian.)
• Royal Oak shooting. Rico Decarlos Jones Jr., 20, of Detroit, had a hearing set for Oct. 9 in 44th District Court in the Sept. 27 shooting at a car carrying two women. No one was hit. Background.
• Farmington Public Schools embezzlement. Retired district homeless student liaison Hatty Ligon, 54, had a pre-exam conference scheduled for Oct. 9, C&G reported. She was arraigned before 47th District Judge Marla E. Parker, and her bond is $500,000. Background.
• Former West Bloomfield trustee. Jibran "Jim" Manna, 65, was scheduled for arraignment Oct. 13 in Oakland County Circuit Court before Judge Jacob Cunningham, the Oakland Press reported. He waived his preliminary exam, sending the case to circuit court. Manna is charged with two counts of capturing images of an unclothed person and five counts of installing an eavesdropping device; prosecutors say two women found cameras hidden in smoke detectors in their bedrooms. The township board accepted his resignation Oct. 7. Our story. What happened at the Oct. 13 arraignment had not been reported.
• Pontiac block-party shooting. Marquan DeAngelo Henderson, 23, of Pontiac, was scheduled for circuit court arraignment Thursday, Oct. 15, before Judge Jeffery Matis on charges of second-degree murder and felony firearm in the July 25 shooting death of Antwon Deshaun Herring, 23, of Waterford Township, at a block party in Pontiac, the Oakland Press reported. He is held without bond.

Updates since our last court watch

• Hazel Park infant abuse case. Cody Patterson, 20, was ordered Oct. 13 to undergo a competency evaluation. His next court date is a Dec. 15 hearing on the results, the Oakland Press reported, so the Oct. 20 preliminary exam previously listed is no longer on the schedule. Read our story.
• Southfield dog shooting. Larry Jay Nelson Jr., 25, of Detroit, was released Oct. 10 after posting bond, which had been set at $50,000, the Oakland Press reported. Co-defendant Demarco Delmetris Lewis, 29, of Detroit, remains in the Oakland County Jail on a $100,000 bond. Read our story.

Tuesday, Oct. 20

Target embezzlement case. Derrick Palmer, 18, of Pontiac, is scheduled for arraignment in Oakland County Circuit Court before Judge Victoria Valentine, the Oakland Press reported. Palmer waived his preliminary exam Oct. 13 in 48th District Court. He is accused of taking a Meta Quest, Ray-Ban Meta glasses, Apple AirPods and other merchandise while working at the Target at 2400 S. Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township between Sept. 15 and Sept. 26. The charge carries up to five years in prison and/or a fine. He is free on a $10,000 personal bond.

Oct. 22 or Oct. 27

Southfield dog shooting. Sources differ on the next date for Lewis and Nelson. WDIV reported a preliminary hearing Oct. 22 in 46th District Court. The Oakland Press reported the next appearances are Oct. 27 before 46th District Judge Cynthia Arvant. The Journal has not been able to confirm which is correct.

Tuesday, Oct. 27

• Holly Andy's Place threat case. Daniel James Gibson, 26, has a probable cause conference, the Oakland Press reported. He is charged with false report or threat of terrorism. Read our story.
• Hazel Park murder case. A preliminary examination conference is set for Terryon Anthony Brown, Dashawn Deonte Clayborn-Marshall and Quintaz Eric Dyer, charged with first-degree murder in the Aug. 3 killing of Ryan Leslie Adams. Read our story.

Later dates

• Nov. 2: Preliminary exam for Gibson in the Holly threat case, the Oakland Press reported.
• Nov. 17: Preliminary exam for Robert Covington, 58, of Illinois, charged with open murder in the 1997 stabbing death of Deborah Renee Kennedy in Southfield, before 46th District Judge Cynthia Arvant, the Oakland Press reported.
• Nov. 24: Preliminary exam for Shanell Lakeisha Cohen, 31, of Pontiac, accused of pouring boiling water on a teenager. Read our story.
• Dec. 1: Sentencing for Spencer Anderson of Clarkston in the smashing of license plate cameras. Read our story.
• Dec. 3: Review hearing for Peter Hamilton Northup of Troy, charged with aggravated hate crimes. Read our story.
• Dec. 15: Competency hearing for Cody Patterson in the Hazel Park infant abuse case.
• Jan. 19 and Feb. 8, 2027: Final pretrial and jury trial for Ryan Turner, charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a Wixom man. Read our story.

This story uses reporting from The Oakland Press, C&G Newspapers, WXYZ, WDIV/ClickOnDetroit, New Media Detroit and earlier Journal coverage.