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Suspect pleads not guilty to 2022 Washington Twp. homicide

Keichell Cardell, 18, was shot and killed in December 2022. Antonio Hernandez Jr. is charged with murder and is scheduled to go on trial in February.

LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio — A date has been set for a murder suspect's trial in Lucas County court.

On Monday, a judge scheduled the trial date for Antonio Hernandez Jr. He is charged with murder in the December 2022 homicide of 18-year-old Keichell Cardell.

Hernandez's trial will begin Feb. 26 at 9 a.m.

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A Lucas County grand jury indicted Hernandez in October. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to the charge.

According to an indictment document, Hernandez, 18, was indicted on counts of murder with firearm specification and felonious assault. Hernandez was 17 years old at the time of the homicide and his subsequent arrest. 

Cardell was found dead in the early morning hours of Dec. 18, when Washington Township Police and the Washington Township Fire Department were dispatched at 12:20 a.m. to a person shot at a residence on Moss Creek Street in Raintree Village Mobile Home Park.

Upon arrival, Cardell was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. The victim was transported to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Credit: Lucas County Jail

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