A judge this week granted a delay in the preliminary hearing for a man accused of brutally murdering a local transgender woman.
At a hearing Wednesday, Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Teresa Carr Deni granted a continuance for Charles Sargent.
Sargent’s preliminary hearing will be held 9 a.m. Sept. 9 in Room 306 of the Criminal Justice Center, 1301 Filbert St.
Sargent, 44, is charged with murder, possession of an instrument of crime and abuse of a corpse in connection to last year’s stabbing and dismemberment of Diamond Williams.
Sargent’s lawyer, J. Michael Farrell, had requested a psych exam several months ago, but last week Judge Marsha Neifield found Sargent to be competent enough to proceed to a preliminary hearing.
Farrell and Sargent were not present at this week’s hearing.
