Overview
- Judge Kathleen Galen accepted a Forensic Center finding at an Oct. 8 review hearing that Afeni Badu Muhammad is competent to stand trial.
- The preliminary exam is scheduled for Nov. 14 at 8 a.m. in district court to determine whether the case proceeds to trial.
- Muhammad faces first-degree premeditated murder and carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, with a habitual-offender notice also filed.
- Michigan State Police say Muhammad was sent home after an argument, returned with a knife, and fatally stabbed manager Jennifer Harris, 39, before a drive-thru customer intervened with a firearm.
- She is held at the Macomb County Jail on a $25 million cash/surety bond, and prosecutors say the competency ruling allows the case to move forward toward accountability.