Crime & Safety
Hakim Muhammad Case Continued Once Again at Tolland Superior Court in Rockville
Muhammad's case related to the October 2009 stabbing death of former UConn football player Jasper T. Howard has been continued until April 8.
Bloomfield resident Hakim Muhammad, 21, Friday over charges stemming from the stabbing death of former football player Jasper T. Howard.
Judge Terence A. Sullivan continued a pretrial hearing for Muhammad to April 8. It is unclear as to why the case was continued.
Howard, from Miami, FL, was fatally stabbed outside the UConn Student Union after a West Indian Social Club dance on Oct. 18, 2009.
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According to court documents, UConn football player Brian Parker was also injured during the altercation, after being stabbed in the back by Muhammad. Parker survived the incident.
Muhammad has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the October 2009 incident, including conspiracy to commit first-degree assault, hindering prosecution and tampering with evidence.
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Muhammad, who is being represented by attorney Gerald M. Klein, was charged with additional offenses on June 2, 2010. Related to the June incident, Muhammad has pleaded not guilty to charges which include second-degree breach of peace, second-degree threatening and intimidation of a witness.
On Jan. 14, , the second Bloomfield man involved in the case, plead no contest in Tolland Superior Court in Rockville to first-degree manslaughter.
Lomax is next to appear in Tolland Superior Court in Rockville on March 25.
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