New charges have been filed in connection with the slaying of UConn football player Jasper Howard.
Hakim Muhammad, of Bloomfield, was arraigned on new charges Wednesday, including intimidating a witness, UConn police said.
The warrant is from the state attorney’s office, police said, and charges Muhammad with intimidating a witness, second-degree threatening and second-degree breach of peace.
Muhammad is one of two men charged with handling knives in the brawl that tragically ended the life of a promising athlete. Prosecutors say Muhammad did not stab Howard, but instead stabbed Brian Parker, who survived.
Muhammad was originally charged with second-degree assault and conspiracy to commit first-degree assault and posted bond in February.
During his Wednesday arraignment in Rockville, his bail was increased to $300,000, the Hartford Courant reports, and the case was transferred to Superior Court in Hartford.
The warrant for Muhammad's arrest is sealed, according to the Courant.
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John Lomax III, 21, of Bloomfield, is charged with killing Howard on Oct. 18, during the fight outside a university-sanctioned dance at the student union. Lomax remains in prison on a $2 million bond.
