photo by: Kim Callahan/Journal-World

Cir Allen Keith Glover, left, is pictured with his attorney, Michael Clarke, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in Douglas County District Court.

A mother of a teenaged homicide victim interrupted a court hearing Tuesday morning to express her dismay with the legal proceedings related to her son’s killing.

“I got something to say,” said Natasha Neal, as she stood up in the gallery during a status conference in Douglas County District Court for 19-year-old Cir Allen Keith Glover, who has been charged with first-degree murder in the June 13, 2024, shooting death of her son, Isaiah Neal. Glover was not in the courtroom Tuesday, but was appearing virtually from the jail.

The interruption came as Judge Stacey Donovan — in response to a statement about further evidence testing from Glover’s lawyer, Michael Clarke — suggested scheduling another status conference six weeks hence.

“You need to say something,” Neal protested loudly, apparently speaking to representatives of the District Attorney’s Office who were seated in front of her.

Clarke said that the testing referred to a ballistics test, the results of which hadn’t been received from the KBI.

“What does that have to do with my son’s murder case?” asked Neal, who has been charged in a gun crime — evidence from which was ordered to be given to Glover’s attorney.

The judge remained silent during Neal’s outburst, but Deputy District Attorney David Greenwald leaned back and whispered to Neal.

Senior Assistant District Attorney Eve Kemple told the court that she would call the KBI and inquire about the status of the ballistics test.

Donovan then set the next court date for June 3.

“Y’all playing a dirty-(expletive) game,” Neal said as she exited the crowded courtroom with a number of supporters.

Glover is accused of gunning down Isaiah Neal outside of his apartment at 2406 Alabama St. At a preliminary hearing last October, Greenwald said the evidence showed that Isaiah was shot in the back seven times with his own gun immediately after a visit from Glover, who then fled the scene with Isaiah’s firearm.

The legal proceedings against Glover have been delayed multiple times. He was scheduled to go trial in January, but a delay was granted two weeks prior to the start date due to an unspecified medical issue Clarke was experiencing. The trial was again set to start on May 5, but that date was also pushed out after Clarke learned that Natasha Neal had been charged with firing a gun at an occupied dwelling on March 19 in the 1600 block of Haskell Avenue. Clarke said Natasha Neal’s new felony charge brought into question her viability to testify at Glover’s trial, where she is expected to be a key witness.

Clarke said the new gun charge raised another question about the weapon involved in Isaiah Neal’s shooting, which was never recovered. He requested to see the evidence in Natasha Neal’s case, which the state said it would produce.

Glover remains in custody on a $1.5 million bond. The most recent trial date set in the case is for July 7-11.