Pubdate: Sat, 30 Mar 2002
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA)
Copyright: 2002 Richmond Newspapers Inc.
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Author: Rex Bowman

DEA AGENT ACCUSED OF FATALLY SHOOTING MAN IN ROANOKE

Slaying case sent to grand jury

ROANOKE - A grand jury will decide whether a federal drug agent from Texas 
accused of shooting a Roanoke man to death last month outside a bar must 
stand trial on a charge of murder.

A Roanoke judge sent the charge against Timothy G. Workman, 31, to a grand 
jury yesterday when Workman waived his right to a preliminary hearing in 
General District Court. Preliminary hearings are used to determine whether 
prosecutors have enough evidence to bring before a grand jury.

Workman's attorney, Tony Anderson, said the U.S. Drug Enforcement 
Administration agent decided to forgo the hearing because he wants the case 
to go to trial as soon as possible.

"We want a prompt and fast resolution to this matter," Anderson said 
outside the courtroom. "We want to do everything we can to expedite the 
process with which this gets to trial."

The Roanoke grand jury is scheduled to meet May 6.

Police allege that Workman fatally shot Keith E. Bailey, 41, three times in 
the chest at 2 a.m. on Feb. 12 outside O'Charley's restaurant, which has a 
bar that closes at 2 a.m. Police allege that Workman and Bailey were both 
drinking in the bar, separately, and began arguing and fighting once 
outside in the parking lot.

Roanoke prosecutor Donald Caldwell said the argument was over a woman who 
was an acquaintance of Bailey's but who was with Workman.

According to the DEA, Workman was in Roanoke working on a drug 
investigation. He was off duty at the time of the shooting.
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