Tuesday, September 16th:
*Case Management Case Hearing (
Jail damage) (@ 9am CT) - MO –
Darnell S. Gray (4) (missing Oct. 25, 2018, Jefferson City, found Oct. 30, 2018) –
*Quatavia Lwoun Givens (26/now 32) (ex-gf of father) arrested & charged (10/31/18) & arraigned (11/8/18) with 1st degree child abuse resulting in death.
[Dismissed 8/24/21). Indicted (12/18/18) with felony abuse or neglect of a child.
[Dismissed 8/24/21]. Indicted (10/29/19) with 2nd degree murder.
[Dismissed 8/24/21]. Indicted &
charged (8/25/21) with 1st degree murder, child abuse or neglect, serious emotional or physical injury-no sex abuse, endangering the welfare of a child in the 1st degree, death of a child-no sexual contact & abandonment of a corpse in the death of Darnell. (No plea on this yet). Plead not guilty to 2 other charges. No bond changed (3/21/19) to $100K Cash ONLY bond. Bond reduced (9/30/19) to $5K Cash or Surety Bond. Out on bond 9/30/19. Rearrested 8/26/21 when indicted on new charges & held without bond. Bond reduction
denied (3/16/22). Cole County
8/8/25 Update: Awaiting Judge’s decision on competency /found competent on 8/15/25.
Jury selection was set to begin on 9/7/23 continued with no further dates.
Jury will be selected from Pulaski County & brought to Cole County for trial.
Trial was set to begin on 9/11/23 continued with no further dates. (2 weeks reserved).
Cole County Circuit Judge William Earl Hinkle. Prosecutor attorney Miranda Louise Loesch. Defense attorneys Brian Lee Horneyer & Tarnowski.
Court hearings from 11/8/18 thru 5/6/25 reference post #448 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...rson-city-24-oct-2018-arrest-2.398905/page-23
2/6/25 Update: Conference call by Webex held with counsel. Case set for competency hearing in Cole County on 6/6/25 @ 9am with Judge.
6/3/25 Docket update: Subpoena issued. Request for signed & sealed subpoena filed by Miranda Louise Loesch. Next 217 review hearing on 8/8/25 @ 9am.
7/22/25 Docket update: Note Judge/Clerk. Transcript request emailed to Judge Hickle & Court reporter. Request for records filed & request for transcript.
8/1/25 Docket update: Objections filed by Brian Lee Horeyer on behalf of Givens. Defendant's objections to televising or photographing competency hearing. 8/4/25 Docket update: Order-Denied. A recent request has been made for the permission to utilize cameras in the courtroom in the above cause. The Court on August 4, 2025 considered the request in a conference call with counsel for the state & counsel for the defense. After fully considering the matter, the Court respectfully denies the request. No video, still photography, or audio recording of the proceedings in the above matter will be permitted by Judge William Earl Hickle. 8/7/25 Docket update: Writ issued. Writ issued & sent electronically by Judge Hickle. Writ Ordered. CRIFS/Unredacted Document State's Motion for Writ; Proposed WRIT; Proposed Transport Order; Electronic filing Certificate of Service in associated to Motion (other) filed on 8/7/25 filed by Miranda Louise Loesch.
8/8/25 update: Cause taken under Advisement. State by APA Thompson & Miranda Loesch. Defendant in person & by attorney Brian Horneyer. Competency hearing held & taken under advisement. Scheduled hearings & trials information not available at this time. 8/12/25 Docket update: Order granting motion to proceed & finding Defendant competent to proceed. Filed by Judge William Earl Hinkle & finding Defendant competent to proceed. The order says that she is in the custody of the Department of Mental Health until further hearings, [see post 456, page 23, thread #2 for Judge’s Order on competency].
9/3/25 Docket update: Certification filed. Deposition of Keisha Ross, PHD, on 6/26/25 in favor of the plaintiff. At the time of discovery of the transcript, the deposition charges had not been paid. No new hearing date yet.
*Charged (5/21/22) & arraigned (8/8/22) with felony damage to jail/jail property on 5/10/22. Plead not guilty. Cole County
Judge Cotton Walker presiding. Prosecutor Lourenco & Quinn & defense attorney Richard Lee Kroeger, Jr. [as of 1/9/25].
Court hearings from 5/21/22 thru 2/18/25 reference post #448 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...rson-city-24-oct-2018-arrest-2.398905/page-23
6/9/25 Update: State appears by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Lourenco. Defendant appears by Attorney Kroeger via webex. Case management hearing continued on 9/16/25 @ 9am.