Two suspects involved in deadly Dove Drive shooting to be in court Monday
Jazsmin Halliburton
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Two suspects involved in a deadly Dove Drive shooting in 2023 are set to be in a Boone County courtroom Monday.
Ja’Shaun Barney and Damarkus Williams are two of seven people involved in the deadly shooting, and are facing first-degree murder along with multiple other charges.
According to court documents, Ja’Shaun Barney requested a speedy trial on May 29. Williams’ four-day jury trial was previously set for this Fall but was cancelled; the court is set to reschedule the trial in Monday’s hearing.
Last month marked two years since Barney and Williams were accused in the shooting that killed Deshon Houston on Dove Drive in 2023. Out of the seven suspects in that shooting, Barney and Williams are the only ones who have not pleaded guilty.
Court documents say Deazes Turner, Deljuan Turner and Alqueze Jones shot and killed Deshon Houston from a white 2017 Ford Explorer driven by Barney; while Bryton Allen also shot at Houston from an Acura MDX driven by Williams.
All of the men originally had second-degree murder charges, which were later upgraded to first-degree murder.
Deljuan Turner pleaded guilty in November last year to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 21 years in prison. Jones, 21, pleaded guilty that same month to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 21 years in prison.
Allen, 22, pleaded guilty in July 2024 to second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon and was sentenced to 20 years. He was also sentenced to four years in prison in an unrelated case where he pleaded guilty to resisting arrest in 2021.
Deazes Turner, 22, pleaded guilty in April to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 21 years in prison.
Barney and Williams will be in front of Judge Joshua Devine at 8:30 a.m. Monday.