Trial Begins in 2019 Kalamazoo Murder Case, Defendant Absent from Courtroom

After a series of delays and disruptions, the trial for a 2019 murder in Kalamazoo, Michigan, has commenced this week. However, the defendant, Anthony Osioni Ozomaro, is not present in court, having refused to leave his cell and come to court. Ozomaro is charged with the murder of his on-again, off-again girlfriend Nikkole Riojas, who was found dead in her home on March 8, 2019. Testimony from witnesses has begun, with the first witness being a friend of Riojas who saw Ozomaro at the victim’s home around the time of the murder.

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