L-R: Dion Richardson, Elijah White and Nigel White (Photos courtesy: Brown County Jail)
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — With the pre-trial review of evidence continuing, the case against Dion Richardson for his alleged involvement in a Berner Street murder remains without a trial date.
Richardson, 18, is charged with being party to first-degree intentional homicide and conspiracy to commit armed robbery for his alleged role in the drug deal-related murder of Brandon Ramirez last August.
A hearing Tuesday was scheduled as a plea hearing, but with the defense needing more time to review evidence in the case, another plea hearing was set for July 14. If the case isn’t resolved then, a trial date will be set, Judge Samantha Wagner said.
Four others are also charged in the case. Three also face counts of being party to first-degree intentional homicide and conspiracy to commit armed robbery:
- Elijah White has a status conference May 13
- Darian Pinchart has a plea hearing May 23
- Nigel White has a status conference June 9
Also charged is Rosemary Williams, who faces felony murder and conspiracy to commit armed robbery counts. She has a status conference May 28.
Richardson told police he made a deal to buy a half-pound of marijuana from Ramirez for $430.
“Dion told me everything happened so fast and the gun was on his head and he grabbed it. Dion said again he pointed the gun at him and told him to give me all that, give me that cash… Dion said once they got to Berner he pointed the gun right at him and the girl hoped over and started driving off while he was tussling over the gun. While tussling the gun went off, he hoped out the car, started rolling, hurt his leg and was limping when he went to Darian’s house,” a complaint states.
However, the woman who was driving the vehicle gave a different version. She was on Berner Street when another person entered the car.
“She heard the man behind her immediately say, ‘Don’t Move’ and observed a black gun raised between her and (Ramirez) who was seated in the front passenger seat. (The woman) heard a gunshot and said the noise deafened her right ear and caused her to panic, suddenly realized (Ramirez) was shot in the head,” the complaint states.
Ramirez died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to the autopsy cited in the complaint.
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