Homicide Watch D.C.

This Comment of the Day comes from LeeLeeCuz, who wrote in about Levern Butler.

This was my cousin. He alway brought fun and excitement everywhere that he was. He was always known for saying something crazy, and doing crazy things, but he never wanted to hurt anyone. Yeah, everyone has two sides, but he was a real man that was about his son and cared about his mother a lot. He will be missed, and trust me fam, your legacy will live on. You will never be forgotten. Now you’re at the go-go where the music never turns off, and you can beat your feet all day without pain or anything. Rest in Peace cuzzo.

In brief:

Yolanda Stone, shot in February, died late Sunday night and her death has been ruled a homicide. MPD is searching for her ex-boyfriend, Reynard Cook, who is a suspect in the case.

Alex Carter, also known as Alex Cater, was presented with a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the death 56-year-old Leroy Studevant. MPD said Carter’s jacket tested positive for Studevant’s blood.

Herbert Hancock Hayes was arrested in connection with the stabbing death of John Wesley Griffin.

Levern Butler, 27, was killed in a shooting in Barry Farm early Tuesday morning.

Stephen Barnes was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the shooting death of Stephon Emmanuel Way, which occurred at a Northeast DC gas station in December. A teenage girl was wounded in that shooting.

Judge Thomas Motley found probable cause that David Bolden, 33, stabbed 34-year-old Lamont Antonio Devore early in the morning of May 1 on Kenilworth Avenue Northeast. A detective testified that Devore called 911 to report the stabbing.

The second-degree murder charge against Jewell Washington in the death of Mark Goldring was dismissed.

Christopher Williams, 20, waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Thursday. He is one of three suspects in the January stabbing death of Kevin Blackwell Jr.

Vincent Gray and Delron Atchison pled innocent to charges connected to the fatal shooting of Demetrius Emmanuel Thompson onboard a Metro bus in October.

Stephanie Lawson pled innocent to a charge of first-degree murder while armed in the stabbing death of Karen Jordan.

Curtis Patterson‘s sentencing was delayed for a second time this month because his attorney has twice been absent. Patterson pled guilty to crimes in connection to the shooting death of Angelo Jones.

Also check out Lloyd Wolfe’s photos of a street memorial to Sandy Greene, and this Guest Column from J.L.M, who’s child’s father, Troy Monroe, was killed May 18 in Mount Vernon. She writes:

He was expecting his first daughter in July, and now that privilege has been taken away from him because someone shot him and left him to die. His family is devastated as no one should ever have to bury a son/brother/uncle/and father this early. Troy was a good man and very free spirited and didn’t deserve to leave the world like this.

Fox5 has the story of Santae Tribble, who spent two decades in prison for a murder he didn’t commit.

Tribble was 17 years old when he was arrested for the murder of cab driver John McCormick.
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Reynard Cook‘s mother spoke with Fox5 this week, urging her son to turn himself in. Police say he shot his ex-girlfriend in February. The ex-girlfriend, Yolanda Stone, died this week.
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This Guest Column comes from J.L.M, who’s child’s father, Troy Monroe was killed May 18 in Mount Vernon.

As I woke up for another day of work on Thursday morning I noticed that I had forgotten to turn my phone off silent and just so happens that I missed about 10 phones calls starting at 5am. I immediately called back to be informed that my daughters father Troy Monroe was shot multiple times in his car, a black 1996 Honda Accord four-door, on Wednesday night in the Mount Vernon area of Fairfax, VA at the intersection of San Leandro Place and Mendocino Place and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

My heart sank in and I just fell to the ground crying.

See, he was expecting his first daughter in July, and now that privilege has been taken away from him because someone shot him and left him to die. His family is devastated as no one should ever have to bury a son/brother/uncle/and father this early. Troy was a good man and very free spirited and didn’t deserve to leave the world like this.

For the sake of his daughter and family I ask anyone with any information to please step forward. If you know anything even if it seems small we ask you to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail, by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.”

The second-degree murder Jewell Washington was facing in the death of her half-brother, Mark Goldring, has been dismissed.
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A preliminary hearing for Andre Miles was rescheduled today at the request of Miles’ attorney.

The hearing is now expected June 1.

Miles is suspected in the shooting death of Sandy Greene III.

Twice this month Curtis Patterson has been brought before the court for sentencing, only to be sent back to the cell block without a sentence because his attorney has been absent.

Patterson, 23, pled guilty in March to illegal possession of a firearm and obstruction of justice in connection with the shooting death of Angelo Jones.
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Stephanie Lawson pled innocent on Friday to a charge of first-degree murder while armed in the stabbing death of Karen Jordan.

Lawson was originally arrested under suspicion of second-degree murder.
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Two DC men accused of boarding a Metro bus and fatally shooting a passenger have pled innocent to the charges against them.

Vincent Gray and Delron Atchison were arraigned in court Friday. They are charged with first degree murder while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, and weapons charges.

At the arraignment Prosecutor Michael Liebman told the court that there are additional co-defendants in the case who were not named in the indictment. MPD has only announced the arrests of Atchison and Gray in connection with the case.
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