Crime & Safety

Court Appearance Postponed for Teen Charged With Murder

Donnell Graham, 17, of Bel Air, was initially expected to appear for a pretrial conference on Thursday.

 

The Bel Air teenager accused of stabbing to death Patrick Xavier Ward was scheduled to appear in court this week, but that appearance has been postponed.

A pretrial conference for Donnell Graham, 17, of the 200 block of Fairwood Road, was scheduled to take place Thursday morning in . That proceeding has been postponed and is now scheduled for 9 a.m. Jan. 12. 

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Graham is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, two counts of first-degree burglary, two counts of armed robbery, robbery, attempted robbery, theft less than $1,000, attempted theft less than $1,000 and carrying a dangerous weapon with intent to injure.

His jury trial is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 30 in Harford County Circuit Court.

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