Final conference now set for Jan. 11 in murder case of Egypt Covington

The final conference in the Wayne County Circuit Court cases against three men accused in the 2017 shooting death of Egypt Covington has been reset from Dec. 10 to Jan. 11 at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit.
The final conference had been set before Circuit Court Judge Wanda A. Evans for Oct. 6 but was adjourned to Nov. 17 and then Dec. 10 and now to Jan. 11 at the request of the defense.
The accused perpetrators have been in the Wayne County Jail since their arrests in late 2020. Being held are Timothy Eugene Moore, 35, of Toledo; Shandon R Groom, 28, of Toledo; and Shane Lamar Evans, 32, of Sumpter Township.
Moore and Groom are charged with first-degree murder, felony murder, home invasion first-degree, and three charges of felony firearm in the June 22, 2017 shooting death of Jacqueline Elizabeth “Egypt” Covington, 27, in the Van Buren Township duplex where she lived on Hull Road.
Moore is also charged with another felony firearm charge.
Evans is charged with felony murder and home invasion first-degree.
All would face life in prison if convicted of the charges.
Egypt was a 2007 graduate of Belleville High School and a popular local singer. She was employed as an account manager for beer and wine distributor Rave and had worked at Johnny’s and Bayou Grill in Belleville.