January 15, 2015 — Prelim is tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. before Judge Christensen (retired)
Retired 61st District Court Judge Michael Christensen will make a return to the bench tomorrow for the preliminary hearing for accused murderer Aurelias Jualious (A.J.) Marshall, 56, of Grand Rapids. Marshall faces open murder charges and felony perjury in the June 11, 1990, beating death of 23-year-old Christopher Joel Battaglia as Battaglia walked along Lake Drive near the border between East Hills and Easttown in Grand Rapids.
So far A.J. Marshall is the sole individual charged with murder although three others, including his brother Acey Marshall, are charged with felony perjury, potentially life offenses. The other two are Sheila Reed, who lived across the street from the scene of the murder, and Malcolm Xavier Jeffries.
It will be most interesting to see whether any of the three will testify either tomorrow or next week, when the preliminary is set to continue.
I will be there with my camera; I’ve been granted access. And if you are looking for video tomorrow…you’ll have to wait until I can get to it. Slowly, slowly on this end. It may be Saturday or Sunday.
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