(AP) — The trial of a woman charged in a Jefferson City child’s death will be moved to a new county and will likely be heard by a new judge. A Cole County judge granted a change of venue Wednesday for Quatavia Givens’ trial in the October 2018 death of 4-year-old Darnell Gray. She is …
Jefferson City murder suspect in court on Friday; no cameras will be allowed
A Jefferson City woman charged with killing a child in her care will be arraigned Friday in Cole County Circuit Court, but television cameras will not be in the courtroom. Judge Cotton Walker has rejected a request for cameras for Quatavia Givens’ arraignment. A Cole County grand jury has indicted Quatavia Givens for first degree …
UPDATE: Cole County grand jury indicts woman for first degree murder in 2018 Jefferson City child’s death
A Jefferson City woman is jailed without bond this (Thursday) morning, after being indicted for first degree murder and three other felonies for the 2018 death of a four-year-old child. Jefferson City Police say Quatavia Givens was arrested Wednesday by U.S. Marshals in St. Charles. Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson dismissed the original charges filed …