Hearing rescheduled for man charged with USC student murder

The preliminary hearing for Ivan Hernandez was moved to Nov. 30.

Public defender Merle Lottman, foreground, stands in front of his client Ivan Hernandez as they appear in a Los Angeles courtroom, Tuesday, July 2, 2019, where Hernandez faces charges of killing a University of Southern California music student. Victor McElhaney, the son of Oakland City Councilwoman Lynette Gibson McElhaney, was fatally shot in March about a mile from campus. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

November 16, 2021 at 2:31PM PST

The preliminary hearing for Ivan Hernandez, the man accused of killing USC Thornton student Victor McElhaney was moved after Hernandez failed to show in court on Tuesday. The hearing originally scheduled for Nov. 16 has been rescheduled to Nov. 30.

Hernandez is charged with one count of murder and one count of attempted robbery in the death of McElhaney. The 21-year-old student was shot and killed at 11 a.m. on March 10, 2019, approximately one mile from USC’s main campus. LAPD arrested Hernandez on June 28, 2019. It is unclear why Hernandez was not present in court.

Hernandez’s defense attorney R.J Manuelian has not immediately responded to Annenberg Media’s request for comment.