Court watch: week of Oct. 19 — Target embezzlement arraignment, Woodward crash exam and Southfield shooting dates

Here are court dates for the week of Oct. 19 in Oakland County cases the Journal is following, along with hearings whose outcomes had not been reported as of Monday morning. 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 as of Monday:

• 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. C&G's Oct. 6 story remains the latest coverage. Background.
• Royal Oak shooting. Rico Decarlos Jones Jr., 20, of Detroit, had a hearing set for Oct. 9 in 44th District Court. Background.
• Farmington Public Schools embezzlement. Retired district homeless student liaison Hatty Ligon, 54, had a pre-exam conference set for Oct. 9, C&G reported. Background.
• Former West Bloomfield trustee. Jibran "Jim" Manna, 65, was scheduled for arraignment Oct. 13 in Oakland County Circuit Court, the Oakland Press reported. Our story.
• Pontiac block-party shooting. Marquan DeAngelo Henderson, 23, of Pontiac, was scheduled for circuit court arraignment Oct. 15 on charges of second-degree murder and felony firearm, the Oakland Press reported.

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. He is accused of taking electronics while working at the Target in Bloomfield Township in September. Downtown Publications spells his first name "Derick"; the Oakland Press spells it "Derrick." The Journal has not been able to confirm which is correct. Downtown Publications also reported that Bloomfield Township police were called to the store Sept. 29 and that the items included a HyperX mouse, a HyperX QuadCast microphone and a Heyday power bank.

Woodward-Quarton fatal crash. Robert Isho, 34, of Troy, may have a preliminary exam, according to WXYZ. The Oakland Press reported the case is in 48th District Court. He is charged with reckless driving causing death in the May crash that killed Obrian Nelson, 30, of Farmington Hills. (WXYZ spells his first name O'Brian.) WXYZ reported that Magistrate Andra Richardson set bond at $25,000 with a 10% provision, that Isho posted it and that he may not drive. The Oakland Press reported different dates, a probable cause conference Oct. 6 and a preliminary exam Oct. 13. That conflict has not been resolved, and no outcome from any of those dates has been reported.

Wednesday, Oct. 21

Highland Township drug case. Timothy James Kalis, 28, of Highland Township, has a probable cause conference in 52nd District Court in Novi, with a preliminary exam set for Oct. 28, according to the court. Read our story.

Oct. 22 or Oct. 27

Southfield dog shooting. Sources still differ on the next date for Demarco Lewis and Larry Nelson Jr., both of Detroit. WDIV reported a preliminary hearing Thursday, Oct. 22, in 46th District Court. The Oakland Press reported Oct. 27 before 46th District Judge Cynthia Arvant. The Journal found no newer report settling the question. Read our story.

Tuesday, Oct. 27

• Holly Andy's Place threat case. Daniel James Gibson, 26, has a probable cause conference, WDIV confirmed in an Oct. 17 report. He is charged with false report or threat of terrorism, which carries up to 20 years in prison, a $20,000 fine, or both. Bond is $50,000. Police say he threatened to shoot people at the restaurant's Oct. 10 reopening; officers found alcohol containers and a large knife, but no gun. 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.

New case: date not yet reported

Novi driveway slur. Ayham Nadeem Assi, 22, of West Bloomfield, was charged Oct. 16 with a hate crime. The court, his arraignment and his next date had not been reported. Read our story.

Later dates

• Oct. 28: Preliminary exam for Kalis in the Highland Township drug case.
• 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, 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. Read our story.
• 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, Downtown Publications, CBS Detroit, 52nd District Court records and earlier Journal coverage.