"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."
"The allegations against Lipsey, including one count of being a felon or addict in possession of a firearm, surfaced after more than five years of investigation by local law enforcement agencies into the death of Luther Derek Harris. The 37-year-old father from Vacaville was reported missing in May 2020. Vacaville Police Department detectives on Sept. 11 arrested Lipsey and one other person, Erika Renee Kelsh, 33, also of Woodland, in connection to Harris' death."
John Davis Lipsey IV entered a not-guilty plea during a further arraignment in Solano County Superior Court and waived formal arraignment. Judge Janice M. Williams permitted media photography over a defense objection; Lipsey appeared shaved, shackled, and wearing a striped jail jumpsuit with tattoos. Alternate Public Defender Rohan Beesla denied all allegations and argued that a published image might affect the jury pool. A preliminary hearing setting was scheduled for Nov. 21 at 8:30 a.m. Allegations include one count of being a felon or addict in possession of a firearm after a more than five-year investigation into the death of Luther Derek Harris. Lipsey and Erika Renee Kelsh were arrested Sept. 11; Lipsey has a 2012 second-degree robbery conviction.
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