Leonard Ware
Courtesy of WCSO
The 34-year-old Ypsilanti Township man accused of fatally shooting his co-worker had his trial date postponed yet again in court Monday
Leonard Ware had his final pretrial hearing adjourned to Aug. 12 and a new jury trial date set for Sept. 9 in the Washtenaw County Trial Court.
Both the prosecution and defense asked for the adjournment as they await results from DNA tests.
"The results will not be available (by the former trial date)," said Ware's attorney, Jeffrey Taylor.
Ware is charged with open murder, carrying a concealed weapon, being a felon in possession of a firearm and being in possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
He is accused of shooting and killing Bhagavan Allen, 29, in the middle of Ypsilanti's Grove Street in October 2012. The incident between the two men began with an argument at Marsh Plating Co., where Ware was Allen’s supervisor.
Ware faces spending the rest of his life behind bars if he is convicted on the charge of open murder. He is being held without bond in the Washtenaw County Jail.
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