NOTN- A trial is scheduled to begin this week for a man accused of fatally shooting another man in the Mendenhall Valley in 2023.
Court records show 46-year-old Andre P. Lawrence is set to appear before Juneau Superior Court Judge Amy Mead on Wednesday.
He is charged with first- and second-degree murder in the death of 23-year-old James T. Newman.
Newman was found dead from a gunshot wound on Cinema Drive on the night of July 20, 2023.
Investigators said video surveillance showed him approaching a black Dodge pickup before collapsing. A witness later identified Lawrence as the driver.
Police said the truck linked to the shooting had blood on the driver’s side door.
Lawrence was arrested the next morning at a residence on Riverwood Drive after what police described as an overnight investigation.
If convicted, Lawrence could face up to 99 years in prison.