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Trial Scheduled for Suspect in Suburban Hospital Murder

Jury trial will begin July 18.

The Gazette is reporting that a trial date has been set for Keith D. Little of Lanham, a man at  New Year’s Day.

Roosevelt Brockington, Jr., a hospital maintenance engineer, was found stabbed over 70 times in the hospital’s basement broiler room Jan. 1. Prosecutors have said that Brockington was Little’s supervisor and that his recent performance review had denied Little a raise, a possible motive for the murder.

The trial is set to begin at 9:30 a.m. July 18, according to online court records. The Gazette is reporting the trial is set to last eight days.

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Lanham was of killing a co-worker at his workplace in Washington, D.C.

Online court records indicate Little is also scheduled for a pre-trial hearing April 29 and a status hearing June 9. Little is being

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