Judge certifies murder charge - roanoke.com

Kenneth Devon Cofer Sr. is accused of shooting and killing a woman following a dispute. By Mike Allen After hearing testimony Friday about a woman fatally shot in the Landsdowne Park public housing complex in June, a Roanoke General District Court judge certified a murder charge against Kenneth Devon Cofer Sr. to a grand jury. Cofer, 48, is accused of killing Kendra Tionne Jones, 33, after a confrontation in an alley outside an apartment. Jones' daughter, Kearrah Jones, who said she saw the shooting and the arguments that led up to it, was the only witness to testify in the preliminary hearing. Kearrah Jones, 19, said that, on the evening of June 26, a group of relatives and friends were gathered at a home in the 2900 block of Salem Turnpike Northwest when Cofer and another man, Dennis "Den Den" Legans, started to argue.... [read full story]