Avantis Parker and Willie Wimberly
The delayed hearing for the men accused of killing an Ypsilanti Township man is scheduled to held in the 14A-1 District Court Thursday.
AnnArbor.com reporter Kyle Feldscher will be following the scheduled hearing including testimony from Avantis Parker and Willie Wimberly starting at 8:30 a.m.
The men are accused in the death of Brandon Charles, who was shot dead hours before he was scheduled to testify against Wimberly in a road-rage case in Detroit.
Wimberly, of Trenton, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree premeditated murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, being a felon in possession of a firearm and carrying a concealed weapon.
Parker, of Northville, faces charges of open murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and carrying a concealed weapon.
Wimberly and Parker are both facing life sentences if convicted on murder charges stemming from Charles’ Jan. 29 death. Charles was shot and killed in a vehicle parked in front of a house in the 600 block of Calder Avenue in Ypsilanti Township’s West Willow neighborhood, just hours before he was scheduled to testify against Wimberly.
According to police, Wimberly shot Charles and his girlfriend in a road rage incident on Jan. 1.
Both men are being held in jail without bond.