Montez Davis turns to leave after having his case heard by Judge Barry Steelman at the Hamilton County courthouse Monday morning. Davis is charged with first-degree murder in the Jan. 9 death of 42-year-old Jonathan Lawrence during a Kankus gas station shooting on Wilcox Boulevard.After a brief hearing Monday, all sides appear to be on schedule for the January trial of a suspect accused in the shooting death of a man killed by a stray bullet while pumping gas.
Montez Davis, 20, appeared Monday morning with his attorney before Judge Barry Steelman in Hamilton County Criminal Court for a status hearing.
Chattanooga police arrested Davis on charges of first-degree murder, reckless endangerment and unlawful possession of a weapon following the Jan. 9 shooting death of 42-year-old Jonathan Lawrence.
Lawrence was killed by a stray bullet as he pumped gas at Kanku’s on Wilcox Boulevard. Davis, 19, told police he fired the gun after someone threw a bottle at his car.
“So the state will be ready?” Steelman asked.