By Michael Copley
Staff writer

Joseph “Joey” Parrish Jr., 17, Ethan Parrish, 24, and Stephanie Reynolds, 19, face multiple charges stemming from the June 24 shooting death of 18-year-old Powhatan student Tahliek Taliaferro. The three will appear in Powhatan General District Court for a preliminary hearing today at 2 p.m.

All three are charged with first degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. They are also charged with aggravated malicious wounding and the use of a firearm in the commission of that crime for wounding Courtney Jones, one of three passengers in the car with Taliaferro on the night of the shooting.

At the end of July, Joey and Ethan Parrish were also charged with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony, for the shots fired at Lawrence Harris and Tommie Williams, the two other passengers in the car with Taliaferro and Jones.

Commonwealth’s Attorney Bob Beasley will only need to present enough evidence today to have the case certified to a grand jury for indictment.

Charges and sentencing possibilities
• First degree murder: 20 years to life in prison
• Aggravated malicious wounding (Class 2 felony- element of permanent injury): 20 years to life in prison
• Attempted murder (Class 4 felony): Two to 10 years in prison
• Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony: three to five years in prison depending on prior convictions, mandatory minimum three years