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Man charged in Uber driver murder back in court

Posted at 9:06 AM, Apr 18, 2016
and last updated 2016-04-18 12:50:18-04

A 23-year-old Detroit man is facing murder charges after an Uber driver was shot and killed last month. 

Dajuan Watson was in court today for his probable cause hearing.

Watson is charged with felony murder, armed robbery, drug and weapons charges and was ordered held without bond.

On March 19, Uber driver Modou Diague was found in his crashed vehicle. He was rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds and later died. 

Watson allegedly hired him for a ride, they got into an argument and Diague was shot twice. 

Watson's preliminary examination is set for April 25.