Carl Young

At a preliminary examination for the December murder of Kamahl Middleton in West Berkeley, a judge decided Monday that the three defendants in the case would proceed to trial as charged despite an attempt to drop the charges against one defendant.

A preliminary hearing for a December murder in West Berkeley wrapped up Tuesday with phone records, DNA test results and testimonies from one defendant’s close family and friends.

In December, 18-year-old Khalil Phanor, 20-year-old Carl Young and 19-year-old Gregory Foote allegedly murdered and robbed Middleton in a parking lot located on University and San Pablo avenues. According to 29-year-old Rebekah Cleberg, Middleton’s fiancee, the crime occurred after she and Middleton planned to trade Young a pound and a half of marijuana for $3,200.

Thursday marked the second day of a preliminary hearing for the December murder of 36-year-old Kamahl Middleton in West Berkeley and included testimony from police and further testimony from a surviving victim of the incident.

OAKLAND — At a preliminary hearing Wednesday, an in-court testimony provided new details about the circumstances surrounding the December murder of 36-year-old Kamahl Middleton in West Berkeley.

Carl Young, one of four suspects accused of murder and second-degree robbery in a December double shooting in Berkeley, appeared briefly in court Monday afternoon for court proceedings.

A 19-year-old man from Hayward was arraigned Tuesday in connection to a double shooting last December that killed one victim.

Police arrested two more suspects in connection with a December double shooting on San Pablo Avenue that resulted in one victim’s death, bringing the total number of arrested suspects to four.

Two San Leandro residents were charged with the murder of 36-year-old Kamahl Middleton, who was killed during a double shooting last December on San Pablo Avenue.

Berkeley police arrested two suspects in connection to a December double-shooting on San Pablo Avenue that resulted in the death of one victim.