"After Judge Janice M. Williams allowed The Reporter to take a photo, despite a defense objection, John Davis Lipsey IV his head shaved, shackled at the waist and ankles and wearing a striped jail jumpsuit, tattoos covering his arms entered Department 25. For a few moments, he sat next to his newly appointed attorney, Alternate Public Defender Rohan Beesla, who entered the plea and denied all allegations and enhancements."
"Beesla continued to press the judge about the media photographing his client, saying Lipsey is no danger to the community and a published image of him might affect the jury pool when juror selection begins at the outset of a trial. But Williams said she had signed the media request form to permit the taking of the photo, in accord with standard courtroom restrictions for the media."
John Davis Lipsey IV pleaded not guilty during a further arraignment in Solano County Superior Court and waived formal arraignment. A judge allowed a courtroom photograph despite a defense objection; Lipsey entered the courtroom shackled and wearing a jail jumpsuit. The defense attorney argued that publishing the image could taint the jury pool and said Lipsey posed no danger to the community. A preliminary hearing setting was scheduled for Nov. 21. Charges include allegations tied to the 2020 death of Luther Derek Harris, including one count of being a felon or addict in possession of a firearm. Lipsey and Erika Renee Kelsh were arrested Sept. 11 after a multi-year investigation into Harris' disappearance in May 2020.
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