Trial in Greyhound bus shooting postponed to late February
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A lawyer on Wednesday asked for what he said should be the last postponement in the case of a man charged in a deadly shooting on a Greyhound bus in 2020, requesting the trial be pushed back a couple weeks.
Judge Eric Bradshaw granted the request, setting a new trial date of Feb. 28 for Anthony Devonte Williams. The 37-year-old Williams is charged with first-degree murder and six counts of attempted murder and has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Deputy Public Defender Nick Roth did not give specifics in court as to why the postponement was needed. He and Deputy Public Defender Samantha Sark are representing Williams, and prosecutor Stephanie Taconi is handling the case for the District Attorney’s Office.
Williams admitted bringing a gun onto a bus headed from Los Angeles to the Bay Area on Feb. 3, 2020, according to court documents. He told investigators he opened fire after arguing with a man as they traveled north on Interstate 5, south of Fort Tejon Road.
Lurbis Elena Vence, 51, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene, one victim was paralyzed from the chest down and two others suffered serious gunshot wounds to the chest, the documents said. Two other passengers were treated for gunshot wounds to the shoulder.
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