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2/19/22
A trial date has been set for an Iowa City woman charged in connection with the shooting of a Coralville man during a botched robbery attempt.
19-year-old Mya Wright of Wheaton Road entered a not guilty plea to charges of Attempted Murder and 1st Degree Robbery Friday in Washington County court. Judge John Linn set a trial date of May 3rd. A pretrial conference is set for April 22nd.
Wright and 17-year-old Jaden Miller of Columbus Junction are accused of shooting 41-year-old Kenneth James outside the Woodridge Apartments on West Adams Street in Washington just after 8pm on January 7th. Police say Miller approached the driver’s side of James’ vehicle and fired one shot, striking James in the left torso.
James was able to drive away, but crashed his car at the intersection of South Iowa Avenue and East Monroe Street, where he called 9-1-1. He was later transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Police say Miller and Wright had invited James to Washington under the pretense of conducting a drug deal, but the pair had actually planned to rob him. It was during the course of the attempted robbery that Miller shot James.
Miller’s scheduled court appearance on Friday was pushed back to February 25th. He faces the same charges as Wright. If convicted on both charges, they each face a maximum of 50 years in prison.