Galveston County murder cases headed to trial Next Monday (11/6/2023), multiple Galveston County murder cases will be headed to jury trials. D’Avion Henry Kirkwood, 19, of Crosby, will have his jury trial in the 212th District Court with Judge Patricia Grady. Kirkwood was arrested by Texas City Police on March 22, 2022 for the murder of Abraham Zapata, 16, during a robbery on December 16, 2021. Kirkwood was charged with capital murder by terror threat. He was indicted by a grand jury on July 9, 2022. Kirkwood was given a $250,000 bond, but has remained in the Galveston County Jail since arrested. ….. There are two murder cases scheduled for jury trials on Monday in the 405th District Court with Judge Jared Robinson, but one of those should be rescheduled. One is for Messiah James Pickens-McCoy and the other trial is for William Dwayne Sheppard. Messiah James Pickens-McCoy, 25, of Texas City, was arrested by Texas City Police on January 26, 2022 for shooting and killing Gregory Sharretts. Additionally with his criminal history, he was charged unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and since he evaded police he was charged with that as well on January 26. Pickens-McCoy was indicted by a grand jury on March 31, 2022. He bonded out on a $250,000 bond on August 29, 2022. While out on bond, he was arrested in Fort Bend County for aggravated promotion of prostitution on April 5, 2023, according to court records. On April 11, 2023 his bond was revoked. Pickens-McCoy has been in the Galveston County Jail since. ….. William Dwayne Sheppard, 44, of Dickinson, was arrested by Dickinson Police on August 4, 2022 for stabbing Jonathon Castillo to death. Sheppard was indicted by a grand jury on November 17, 2022. In his indictment, Sheppard’s criminal history was brought up. He was convicted of a robbery in 1999, burglary of a habitation in 2000, assault of a public servant in 2013 and tampering with evidence in 2019. He was given a $500,000 bond for the murder charge, but has remained in the Galveston County Jail.

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