Prosecutor asks for new trial date in Columbia murder case
Jazsmin Halliburton
Editor’s Note: This article has been adjusted to correctly reflect which side filed the new motion.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Columbia man charged with murder for the death of a Battle High School student in 2022 is set to be in court Thursday after Boone County Prosecutors filed a motion for the trial date to be changed.
Prosecutors filed a request on Wednesday for the trial of Tavan Williams-Patrick and it will be discussed on Thursday in front of Judge Jeff Harris in the Boone County Courthouse at 1:30 p.m. The motion says a necessary state witness is not available to testify in person at Williams-Patrick’s trial set for August 11.
Williams-Patrick is charged as an adult with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in the death of 15-year-old Aubrey Doxely.
Doxely was shot and killed while lying in her bed at home on McKee Street in 2022 when bullets came through the window and hit her. The shooting happened when Williams-Patrick and three other teens allegedly started shooting from a car while driving down the street.
Williams-Patrick, along with Daniel Ayers, Samarion Robins and Oscar Ashford, were also charged as adults in Doxely’s death.
According to court documents, jury trials for Ashford and Robins are scheduled for September 8. Ayers has a hearing scheduled for August 8.