Guilty Pleas in Murder of Gregory Joyner

Two men, one wheelchair bound, one who walks with the aid of a cane, pleaded guilty this morning to voluntary manslaughter while armed in the death of 28-year-old Gregory Joyner in Southwest DC last November. The defendants, Carl Purvis and Timothy Foreman, both told Judge Thomas Motley that they each were armed the night of … Read more →

Probable Cause Found in Cases Against Carl Purvis and Timothy Foreman

A D.C. Superior Court Judge ruled Monday that there is probable cause to believe that two physically disabled men shot and killed Gregory Joyner in Southwest D.C. Nov. 15. Defendants Carl Purvis and Timothy Foreman appeared before Judge Ann Keary today for a preliminary hearing that lasted for more than four hours and brought into … Read more →

Charging documents in death of Gregory Joyner

Charging documents against Timothy Howard Foreman, the second suspect charged in the death of Gregory Joyner, were available today at D.C. Superior Court. Foreman, a 35-year-old D.C. man, was arrested Dec. 2. Joyner was shot to death in the 200 block of K Street SW on Nov. 15. The complaint against Foreman is the same … Read more →

Timothy Foreman Charged in Gregory Joyner's Death

Timothy Howard Foreman was charged today with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Gregory Joyner. Foreman was arrested Thursday afternoon in the 100 block of Irving Street NW. From Metro PD’s arrest logs: ARREST# : 091000587 DT-TM: 02-DEC-10 - 1405 LOCATION: 100 BLK OF IRVING ST NW - PSA: 501 OFFENDER: FOREMAN, T SEX: … Read more →

Two Men are Suspects in Shooting Death of Gregory Joyner

A wheelchair-bound Capitol Heights man is facing first degree murder charges in the shooting death of a D.C. resident who allegedly approached him seeking to purchase marijuana. Carl Edward Purvis, 46, was charged Nov. 23 with the deadly Nov. 15 shooting. A second man named in the complaint and for whom Metro Police detectives sought … Read more →

Gregory Joyner

Metro Police found Gregory Joyner in the 200 block of K Street, SW with a gunshot wound on Monday, Nov. 15. The 28-year-old man was taken to a local hospital and died that night, Metro Police reported. Carl Purvis, a 45-year-old resident of Capitol Heights, Md. has been charged with murder for Joyner’s death. He … Read more →

Arrest made in K Street Killing

This just in from Metro PD: Contact: Officer Tisha Gant (202) 727-4383 November 22, 2010 ARREST MADE IN THE HOMICIDE OF GREGORY JOYNER ( Washington , DC ) Detectives assigned to the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announced today that an arrest has been made in the homicide of 28 year-old Gregory Joyner. On Monday, … Read more →

Carl Purvis

  • Arrested: Nov. 22, 2010
  • Age: 47
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: Black

Pleaded guilty in the Nov. 15, 2010 death of Gregory Joyner.