Kwan Kearney and Jeremy Risper were both found guilty on all counts, including premeditated first-degree murder this afternoon in the Nov. 14, 2010 shooting death of Jamal Demetrius Wilson.
The jury of four men and eight women returned the verdict after less than three hours of deliberation.
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A jury trial in the case of a woman suspected of fatally stabbing her former boyfriend has been postponed until next month.
Patricia Cave was due to stand trial today on a charge of voluntary manslaughter while armed.
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Jurors in the cases against Kwan Kearney and Jeremy Risper are expected to begin deliberating on the charges Thursday morning.
Prosecutors Michael Ortwein and David Sayboldt asked the jury to find the men guilty of killing Jamal Wilson, saying that Kearney and Risper were equal participants in a chase and shootout that left the 19-year-old dead.
But Kearney’s and Risper’s defense attorneys argued that that description of events—a chase and a shootout—was not entirely accurate and urged the jury to find the men “not guilty.”
All four of the attorneys called the jury’s attention back to surveillance video evidence of what prosecutors called a “chase.”
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Detectives say the man they believe shot and killed Derrick Ragland in Northeast DC last December had tried to buy a gun from Ragland just days before.
Raymond Faunteroy, also known as Raymond Powers and Ray, was presented with a charge of premeditated first-degree murder while armed at DC Superior Court today. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for the case April 4.
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Jurors tasked with deciding Raymond Roseboro‘s guilt in the death of 16-year-old Prince Okorie told a judge this afternoon that they were deadlocked.
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A second-degree murder charge against Aaron Adams has been dismissed.
Adams, who was 25 years old when he was arrested in June 2011, was suspected in the stabbing death of Garrett Armand White.
The US Attorney’s Office declined to comment on the dismissal, but said that the investigation “is continuing.”
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A 26-year-old DC man arrested in Arlington County, VA last week has been brought to DC to be charged in the Dec. 2011 shooting death of 19-year-old Derrick Ragland.
The suspect, Raymond Faunteroy, could be presented with the charge of first-degree murder while armed today.
Ragaland was shot several times just before 6 p.m. on Monday, December 19, 2011 in the 1000 Block of Taylor Street, Northeast.
A press release from MPD is after the jump.
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Closing statements are expected Wednesday morning in the murder case against Kwan Kearney and Jeremy Risper, on trial for first-degree murder while armed in the shooting death of Jamal Wilson.
Prosecutors have argued that Kearney, Risper, and Wilson, were all friends, but that arguments about testifying in a trial had broken up their group.
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The jury charged with determining Raymond Roseboro‘s guilt in the death of 16-year-old Prince Okorie began deliberating Tuesday afternoon.
The morning was spent in closing arguments, with Prosecutor Steve Gripkey asking the jury to find Roseboro guilty of first-degree murder, and Roseboro’s attorney, James Rudasill, telling them his client is innocent of all charges.
“This was a horrible crime; as human beings we are naturally repulsed by these types of images,” Rudasill told the jury, motioning to Okorie’s autopsy photos, which show bullet wounds in his head.
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With the autopsy photos of Prince Okorie’s bullet-riddled face before him, Raymond Roseboro, on the stand Monday, told his jury that he did not fire the gun that killed the 16-year-old.
Dressed in a light blue button-down shirt, a blue and white stripped tie, and dark gray slacks, Roseboro spoke clearly and firmly through his one hour of testimony and cross-examination.
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