A number of motions are anticipated to be filed on behalf of a man accused of murder in a deadly shooting at The Muse apartment complex, the man’s attorney said.

Malik A. Jones, 31, appeared Monday in Warren Circuit Court for a pretrial conference in his pending criminal cases.

Jones is charged with murder and tampering with physical evidence in connection with the death of Ayanna Morgan, a 21-year-old Western Kentucky University student who died from gunshot wounds on July 23, 2023, in the parking lot of the Russellville Road apartment complex.

Attorney Jill Elkind of the Department of Public Advocacy, who represents Jones in the murder case, said she had received a plea offer from the Warren County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office and would discuss a potential counteroffer with his client.

Elkind said she plans to file some motions ahead of Jones’ trial, which is currently scheduled for Jan. 15.

Warren Circuit Judge John Grise ordered Jones to return to court on Oct. 21.

The Bowling Green Police Department investigated Morgan’s death, reviewing surveillance footage from the incident that police said showed Morgan and Jones involved in a physical confrontation during which Jones’ twin brother, Malcolm Jones, participated.

BGPD Detective Ryan Dillon testified during a preliminary hearing last year in Warren District Court that Morgan chased Malik Jones around a Jeep Patriot driven by Kobee Lancaster and that Morgan attempted to open a passenger-side door, leading to a second physical confrontation.

Morgan was armed with a handgun during the incident, but Dillon testified last year that only Jones’ hand was on the weapon as the two struggled on the ground when the shooting occurred.

Malik Jones remained at large for about three months after the shooting, before being located in October, 2023 in Michigan and taken into custody.

Malcolm Jones is charged with complicity to murder and tampering with physical evidence. He was arraigned last month on those charges after being arrested in Georgia.

Lancaster has been charged with second-degree assault, two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, two counts of complicity to tampering with physical evidence, two counts of second-degree hindering prosecution/apprehension and leaving the scene of an accident, based on allegations that he drove the Jones’ brothers away from the scene, striking Morgan in the process.

Malik and Malcolm Jones are also under indictment as co-defendants in an unrelated criminal case involving drug-trafficking charges.