A man who was 14 when he witnessed a homicide in Lincoln-Lemington again refused to testify Monday morning in criminal court.

LeVaughn Brown was called to testify on Feb. 22 against Eugene Cooper, who is accused of fatally shooting Karis Adams, 14, as she rode in a car along Lincoln Avenue on May 31, 2004.

Mr. Brown was driving the car. He testified at a coroner's inquest identifying both Mr. Cooper and a co-defendant, Brandon Robinson. However, at Mr. Robinson's 2006 trial, Mr. Brown recanted his statement and said he never saw the shooters.

When called last month, Mr. Brown refused to testify, even though prosecutors had given him immunity to protect him against potential perjury charges from his previous testimony.

He continued to refuse, and Common Pleas Judge Anthony M. Mariani said he would be held in contempt.

The case was put on hold for a week, and the parties reconvened on Monday.

Again, Mr. Brown refused to testify.

"He's not going to change his mind," said his attorney, Tina O. Miller.

Judge Mariani said he would continue to hold Mr. Brown, who is serving a state prison sentence for carjacking, in civil contempt at the Allegheny County Jail for at least another 30 days. To force the commonwealth to continue with its case without key testimony from Mr. Brown would be unfair, the judge said.

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