An Incomplete Autopsy Has Caused The Case Of An Elizabethton Man Accused Of Killing His Stepson, To Be Continued. 28 Year Old Demetrius Covington Is Charged With First Degree Murder In The Death Of Ja’ Kari Phillips. Judge Keith Bowers Jr. Signed A Continuance Of The Preliminary Hearing Until March 10th. The Medical Examiner Has Confirmed The Autopsy Is Not Yet Complete. Covington Is Being Held Without Bond In The Carter County Jail. The Boy Was Left In Covinton’s Care While His Mother Was At Work. The Youngster Died November 22nd From Injuries Police Said Were Non-Accidential.