Overview
- The district judge is set to review prosecutors’ evidence to determine whether the case is bound over to circuit court for trial.
- Defendant Afeni Badu Muhammad, 27, is held on a $25 million bond on counts of first-degree murder and carrying a weapon with unlawful intent, with a habitual‑offender enhancement tied to a 2022 case.
- Police identify the victim as manager Jennifer Harris, 39, and say the July 10 attack followed a workplace dispute in which Harris sent Muhammad home.
- Investigators report Muhammad reentered through a back door wearing a hooded mask and used a kitchen knife longer than 3 inches to stab Harris multiple times, up to 15.
- A drive‑thru customer fired once to disrupt the assault and detained Muhammad until officers arrived, and detectives say Muhammad admitted she intended to kill.