Herbert Hayes was ordered held today at his preliminary hearing for the stabbing death of John Wesley Griffin after Judge Ann O’Regan Keary found substantial probability that Hayes committed the crime of second-degree murder while armed.
Keary’s finding came as a result of a phone call Hayes made to a friend while in custody and because a witness in the case had identified Hayes as the killer by name and appearance.
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After the jump, an interactive links roundup of this morning’s homicide investigation, and police barricade, in Southeast DC.
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A man died early Wednesday morning after being found shot in the chest in Southeast DC.
A suspect in the case is believed to be barricaded in a home nearby and MPD has closed multiple streets in the area.
This map, from MPD, shows which roads are closed and where police are.
Earlier Wednesday, police described the suspect as a black male with dreadlocks wearing a blue and white shirt.
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This Comment of the Day is from Peter Lim, who wrote in about June “Grace” Lim:
The memorial service is open to the public.
Saturday, June 23rd3pm-5pm7pm-9pmPumphrey Funeral Home7557 Wisconsin AveBethesda, MD 20814http://obit.pumphreyfuner… In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made on behalf of June Lim to the National Association of Victim Assistance.We will have a box at the memorial service to accept donations.The funeral home is Metro accessible.
In brief:
Brian Dewayne Bloomfield, 26, was killed in Southeast DC Monday night. Police said he was stabbed and shot.
Hae Soon Lim, also known as “June” and “Grace,” was killed in Northeast DC Thursday morning. The owner of Grace Deli, her family believes that she may have been shot in the course of a robbery.
Curtis Patterson was sentenced to 11 1/2 years in prison for obstruction of justice and gun possession in connection with the October 2010 shooting death of Angelo Jones.
Sean Donnelle Hawkins, a 37-year-old Waldorf, MD man was arrested Thursday in connection with the violent death of Antwain Henderson. Henderson, 34, was found dead in a burning car in Prince George’s County on Aug 31, 2011. Police believe he was shot and killed in Northeast D.C. early that same day.
Kwan Kearney was sentenced to 45 years in prison for the shooting death of Jamal Wilson. The sentence, Judge Thomas Motley said, was to be served in addition to the 60 year sentence Kearney was given just months ago for the shooting death of Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr.
Andre Miles was ordered held at his preliminary hearing for the shooting death of Sandy Greene III after Judge William Jackson found probable cause that Miles committed the crime of second degree murder-while armed.
Ronald Pickett pled guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter while armed in connection with the shooting death of his fiance, Vanessa McGee. Pickett was due to go to trial Monday on a charge of second-degree murder while armed.
Ronald Pickett pled guilty today to one count of voluntary manslaughter while armed in connection with the shooting death of his fiance, Vanessa McGee.
Pickett was due to go to trial Monday on a charge of second-degree murder while armed
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Sean Hawkins, 37, was ordered held Friday pending a preliminary hearing in connection with the August 2011 shooting death of Antwain Henderson.
Hawkins was arrested Thursday on the charge of second-degree murder. Hawkins was in custody serving a sentence at the Maryland Correctional Institute - Jessup
According to charging documents in the case, Hawkins provided information, which is mentioned in charging documents, about his involvement in the homicide to police in September. He said that he was present when a co-defendant, identified only as Ozzie,” shot Henderson outside Ozzie’s mother’s house in Northeast DC.
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This Comment of the Day comes from kskreetne, who wrote in about Hae Soon Lim, also known as “June” and “Grace.”
broad morning daylight while most of us still slept, needlessly the life of an innocent pillar of the community is snuffed out. the criminals’ profits are not worth the life within, no way to swallow the preying on a peaceful soul who felt safe in this community. i’ll be at the vigil tomorrow at 5. we must join hands to honor her spirit and make this a safer place. RIP June Lim, we do not deserve you, we will never forget you. Love to her husband, son, family, and spirit.
Andre Miles was ordered held today at his preliminary hearing for the shooting death of Sandy Greene III after Judge William Jackson found probable cause that Miles committed the crime of second degree murder-while armed.
Miles’ defense attorney, Billy Ponds, did not argue against the finding.
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Biting his lip and appearing, for the first time over the course of his two murder trials, as young as his 21 years, Kwan Kearney was sentenced today to 45 years in prison for the shooting death of Jamal Wilson.
The sentence, Judge Thomas Motley said, was to be served in addition to the 60 year sentence Kearney was given just months ago for the shooting death of Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr.
“He’ll die in jail,” Kearney’s attorney, Gene Johnson, warned the court, while Kearney chewed on his lower lip.
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