Antioch woman faces murder charge in shooting death
Bail set at $2 million
By Ted Asregadoo, PIO, Contra Costa Disrict Attorney’s Office
Booking photo of suspect Serico Justice. Source: APD
An Antioch woman faces a felony murder charge with an enhancement for the shooting death of a neighbor. (See related article)
37-year-old Serico Justice is currently in the Martinez Detention Facility awaiting arraignment for a felony murder charge [PC187(a)] with an enhancement of personally and intentionally discharging a firearm [PC12022.53(d)]. Justice’s use of a handgun caused the injury and death of 31-year-old Hannisha Jamilah Willis on December 27, 2022. The incident occurred on the 2300 block of Mandarin Way in Antioch, where the women lived next door to each other.
Antioch Police Department investigated the incident and reported that the shooting happened during a verbal and physical fight between the women around 2:15 pm. Justice was in possession of a handgun at the time of the altercation – a gun she armed herself with prior to the confrontation. Willis suffered a single shot to her head after Justice fired her weapon. She died later from her injuries at a local hospital.
The case was referred to the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office by Antioch Police on December 28th. Charges were filed against Justice on December 29th. She’s scheduled to be arraigned on January 13, 2023, at 1:30 pm in Martinez. Her bail has been set at $2,000,000.00.
However, her arraignment was “put over” to a later date after her attorney filed a 977 Form which waived her right to a speedy trial.
04-22-01440 | The People of the State of California vs. Serico Justice
