PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Marcus Glen Kemper is set for trial on Feb. 9, 2026, on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and deadly conduct stemming from a 2023 shooting that injured then-teen Karmen Nixon, who was shot eight times at a New Year’s Eve party, according to case notes.

Kemper, who was arrested in connection with the Dec. 29, 2023 incident alongside a 15-year-old, is scheduled to appear before Judge John Stevens. The trial is expected to go forward under Stevens, and Kemper is represented by attorney Audwin Samuel.

Nixon, 16 at the time of the shooting, spent 10 days in the ICU and continues her recovery. Nearly two years later, the Port Arthur Memorial High School graduate is preparing to start college at Prairie View A&M University to study nursing, inspired by th

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