EXCLUSIVE: Nipsey Hussle’s alleged killer Eric Holder appears in court, judge says murder trial not likely for at least 90 days

Nipsey Hussle’s alleged killer Eric Holder appeared in court Tuesday as a Los Angeles judge said his murder trial likely won’t happen for another three months at least.

“I really don’t how we can realistically expect to see this case go to trial anytime in the next 90 days or more,” Judge Robert J. Perry said, citing COVID-19.

“Mr. Holder, I don’t know what to tell you except that the court system and this county are plagued by a sickness that we call the COVID virus, and the court system has been very much impacted,” the judge said, addressing Holder at the defendant’s table.

“You have the right to a speedy trial. What counsel is suggesting is that we have you come back on the 21st of January and see where we are and try to have a trial within 30 days of the 21st, but you’ve heard my comments, I don’t think that’s going to happen,” he said.

“Are you okay with that?” the judge asked.

“Yes, sir,” Holder replied, wearing a yellow jail shirt, blue pants, face mask and waist shackles.

“Do they have you in you own cell?” the judge asked.

“Yes, sir,” Holder replied.

Judge Perry set a follow-up hearing for Jan. 21.

Prosecutors say Holder fatally shot Hussle in the head and torso outside the rapper’s Marathon Clothing store in Los Angeles on March 31, 2019.

Nipsey Hussle performs onstage at the STAPLES Center Concert Sponsored by SPRITE during the 2018 BET Experience on June 23, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Ser Baffo/)

A grand jury indicted Holder on one count of murder, two counts each of attempted murder and assault with a firearm and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.

Grand jury transcripts unsealed in June 2019 revealed extensive witness testimony already given in the high-profile case.

Eric Ronald Holder Jr., 29, who is accused of killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle, appears for arraignment with his Attorney Christopher Darden (R) on April 4, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (David McNew /)

According to the transcripts obtained by the Daily News, witnesses said a discussion of “snitching” and “paperwork” preceded the deadly shooting.

Deputy District Attorney John McKinney told the grand jury that the remarks led Holder to leave, return and then fire multiple rounds into Hussle with both a semiautomatic handgun and a revolver, according to the transcripts.