Lester Wright Sentenced to 12 Years for Second Degree Murder

Lester Wright was sentenced to 12 years in prison Friday for the shooting death of Howard Williams. Wright pleaded guilty to second degree murder while armed in March. Williams was killed in Aug 2011. According to charging documents in the case, Williams, Wright, and Wright’s aunt all lived together in an apartment on 18th Place … Read more →

Guilty” Plea in Death of 47-Year-Old Howard Williams

Lester Wright pleaded guilty today to a charge of second-degree murder while armed in the shooting death of 47-year-old Howard Williams. Williams was killed in Aug 2011. According to charging documents, Williams, Wright, and Wright’s aunt all lived together in an apartment on 18th Place NE. An argument between Wright and the two others in … Read more →

Lester Wright Pleads Innocent in Shooting Death of Howard Williams

Lester Wright pleaded innocent today to a charge of premeditated first-degree murder while armed, according to court records. Wright, 21, is charged in the shooting death of 48-year-old Howard Williams in Northeast D.C. According to charging documents, Williams, Wright, and Wright’s aunt all lived together in an apartment on 18th Place NE. An argument between … Read more →

Domestic Disagreement May Have Led to Fatal NE DC Shooting Saturday, Charging Documents Hint

Lester Wright was formally presented with a charge of second-degree murder while armed yesterday for the shooting death of 48-year-old Howard Williams Saturday in Northeast D.C. Wright is expected for a preliminary hearing on Aug. 26 in front of Judge Lynn Leibovitz. According to charging documents, Williams, Wright, and Wright’s aunt all lived together in … Read more →

Arrest Made in Shooting Death of Howard Harold Williams Saturday

A shooting Saturday morning in Northeast DC killed 48-year-old Howard Harold Williams and a 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the crime, MPD said Sunday. Williams was found with multiple gunshot wounds at about 9:56 a.m. Saturday. He died at a local hospital that same day. Lester James Wright was arrested at about … Read more →

Lester James Wright

  • Arrested: Aug. 6, 2011
  • Age: 21
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: Black

Pleaded guilty in the Aug. 6, 2011 death of Howard Harold Williams.