June hearing set for woman charged in Pastor Ricky Floyd's death
Apr 02, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A preliminary hearing date has been set to June 4 for the woman charged in connection with the deadly shooting of pastor Ricky Floyd.
It's been three weeks since Pastor Ricky Floyd was shot to death in South Memphis outside a bar.
Samantha Marion is facing a charge of volunt
ary manslaughter for the fatal shooting.
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Samantha Marion (Photo by MPD)
On Wednesday, she was released from custody weeks after posting her $100,000 bond. There are many components to the highly publicized proceedings.
WREG obtained a video recorded by Marion herself is already playing a big role her attorneys say in a case that has garnered national attention.
"If she did not have that video she would wear the scarlet letter, basically no matter how the case turns out. But in this particular instance, God's grace was on her," said Marion's Defense Attorney John Keith Perry.
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"We were trying to coordinate with both of our schedules as well as the special prosecutor and the victim's family, who wanted to attend as well," said Kevin Massey, Marion's defense attorney.
After nearly two hours of back and forth, a date was set for Marion's preliminary hearing.
A lot is weighing on the now-scheduled hearing as the judge will then determine if there's enough trial evidence.
We could learn much more in just over 60 days as the prosecution as well as the defense has been ordered back to court on June 4th.
During the upcoming preliminary hearing, Marion's defense attorneys told WREG it will give them the chance to hear what evidence the state may have as the case moves forward. ...read more read less