Standing before Judge Stuart Nash on Monday morning, David Tyrone Robinson pleaded guilty to weapons charges in connection with the shooting death of Howard Ricardo Sampler in January 2012. Robinson no longer faces a charge of second degree murder.
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Week in Review
In brief:
Opening statements began Thursday in the homicide trial of Eugene Kelly.
Antonio Jones pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder in connection with the 2011 shooting death of 21-year-old Davon Paul Gray.
A grand jury named Calvin Shaw in a 40-count indictment, in connection with the July 4, 2012 shooting death of 19-year-old Crevontai Key.
Week Ahead
Each week, Homicide Watch brings you a list of upcoming hearings in the cases we follow. All hearings are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted. To add an item to the listing, email homicidewatchdc [at] gmail.com. To see scheduled court hearings beyond next week, see our calendar.
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LeFrankal Williams Foundation Honors Victims Through Free Obituary Service
More than 200 friends and family members packed the Woodlawn Faith United Methodist Church to mourn the loss of 30-year-old Joseph Khiante Hardin earlier this year.
Hardin was shot Feb. 23 outside a nightclub in Northwest D.C. He was survived by his parents and siblings, and two young sons.
The LeFrankal Williams Foundation, an organization that offers free obituaries to families of homicide victims in the District, printed an altar poster, a collage of photographs chronicling Hardin’s life, hundreds of professional programs, and thank you notes for the family to distribute during and after the funeral.
With four core board members and a support base of volunteers and donors, the LeFrankal Foundation has held more than 20 funeral services free of charge.
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Eugene Kelly Sought to Avenge Brother’s Death When He Killed Isaiah Harris, Prosecutors Allege at Trial
Eugene Kelly usually spent Memorial Day at his brother’s gravesite. But in 2011 Kelly’s family opted not to make the visit and the 26-year-old was frustrated.
And so, instead of visiting the cemetery, he went to the neighborhood where his brother was killed and he “took out his grief” by shooting two teens. One survived. The other, 15-year-old Isaiah Daniel Harris, was killed.
At least, that’s how prosecutors tell it. Kelly’s attorney argues that a key government witness who identified Kelly as the shooter was a former confidential informant for the FBI “hoping to make ends meet by providing false information.”
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Antonio Jones Pleads Guilty to Murder of Davon Paul Gray
Antonio Jones pled guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder in connection with the 2011 shooting death of 21-year-old Davon Paul Gray.
Jones, 19, was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder in the case last June. Judge Herbert Dixon accepted the plea to the lesser charge of second-degree murder Wednesday, but before doing so questioned Jones extensively about the events that occurred on October 15, 2011, the day Gray was shot and killed.
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Grand Jury Indicts Calvin Shaw in Connection with July 4 Homicide
A grand jury has named Calvin Shaw in a 40-count indictment, in connection with the July 4, 2012 shooting death of 19-year-old Crevontai Key.
Shaw, 22, was arrested on suspicion of the shooting, which police consider gang-related.
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Link Roundup: Darius Cannon
Last Sunday, Darius Cannon became the second homicide victim under the age of 18 to be killed this year in D.C.
Police found Cannon, 16, gunned down in the 2700 block of Langston Place Southeast at about 12:37 a.m. April 7. The story gained immediate media attention as friends and family expressed shock over the shooting.
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Week in Review
In brief:
Mikal Alexandar Hudnall, 24, was fatally shot on Southern Avenue Southeast Friday night.
Police identified the victim of a fatal shooting in Southeast D.C. Sunday as 16-year-old Darius Cannon. Cannon is the second minor to be killed in a homicide this year.
Judge Robert Morin sentenced Sean Gerell Carter Friday to 24 years in prison in connection with the shooting death of 22-year-old Bidley Warren.
Joseph Peoples pleaded innocent Friday after a grand jury indicted him Tuesday on a charge of first-degree murder, assault with intent to kill, and three weapons charges in connection with the shooting death of 30-year-old Michael Edward Jones.
Steven Williams pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Hae Soon Lim.
Judge Herbert Dixon sentenced David Bolden to 13 years in prison after Bolden accepted a plea deal with prosecutors to admit to fatally stabbing 33-year-old Lamont Antonio Devore.
Judge Karen Howze ordered Decordre Franklin held Wednesday in connection with the March 30 shooting death of Irving Jones Jr. Officers arrested Franklin Tuesday.
Raymond Roseboro was sentenced to 40 years in prison Wednesday after a jury convicted him of first-degree murder in the 2010 death of 16-year-old Prince Okorie.
Earl Johnson pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of voluntary manslaughter while armed in connection with the stabbing death of 29-year-old Antoinette Mitchell.
Joshua Johnson pleaded innocent Tuesday to charges that he fatally shot 22-year-old Davon Brown in July 2012 after a grand jury indicted Johnson on a charge of first-degree murder and several assault and weapons offenses last week.
A jury deliberated for three hours Tuesday before finding James Fells not guilty of first-degree murder charges. Prosecutors had accused Fells of the 2011 fatal shooting of Christopher Freeman.
Judge William Jackson sentenced Brian Gaither to 32 years in prison Tuesday for his role in the brutal 2011 murder of 18-year-old Latisha Frazier.
Week Ahead
Each week, Homicide Watch brings you a list of upcoming hearings in the cases we follow. All hearings are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted. To add an item to the listing, email homicidewatchdc [at] gmail.com. To see scheduled court hearings beyond next week, see our calendar.
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