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Suspect enters plea in Price murder case Plea entered in Price murder case By Robert Jablon Associated Press Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - The man accused of killing the half- sister of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a hearing that lasted just minutes. A Jan. 15 pretrial hearing was scheduled for Aaron Michael Hammer. Wearing a yellow prison shirt and jeans and with his hands cuffed behind his back, Hammer stood quietly in the defendant's area during the brief hearing in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Hammer, 24, could face life in prison if he is convicted of murdering Yetunde Price, 31, who was shot on Sept. 14 as she drove a sport utility vehicle. Price, a mother of three from Corona, was a registered nurse and beauty shop owner. She also was a personal assistant to her sisters, who began their tennis careers in Compton before moving to Florida in their early teens. Hammer is charged with murder, with the special allegations of intentional discharge of a firearm and personal use of a firearm. He also is charged with possession of a firearm by a felon because of previous convictions for check forgery and commercial burglary. He remains in custody on $1 million bail. At an earlier hearing, a Los Angeles County sheriff's detective said Hammer acknowledged firing about six shots from a .22-caliber rifle during the shooting. But prosecutors have said the shot that killed Price did not come from a .22-caliber weapon. "He's not the one that fired the fatal shot. He shot independent of the person that fired the AK- 47' that actually killed Price, defense attorney Michael Clark said after Tuesday's hearing. An assault rifle was found after the shooting but no other arrests have been made. Investigators have said Price and her companion, Rolland Wormley, were involved in a confrontation with a group of people in front of a home known for street gang and drug activity. But Wormley has denied that and said he has no idea what prompted the attack. No trace of gunshot residue was found on Wormley, prosecutor Kevin McCormick said in court. After the hearing, he said the motive for the shooting remains unclear. "All I can understand is a gang motive,' he said. "But I don't understand gangs.' Authorities have said Hammer had gang ties but wasn't himself a gang member. News Topics | Home | Research | History | Blood Gangs | Crip Gangs | People| Life in a Gang | Gallery | Iraqi Cards | Memorial | Migration | Graffiti | Resume| Injunctions Homicides | Maps | California Prisons | Contact

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