Talbert Mitchell Bright | Homicide Watch DChttp://homicidewatch.org/victims/talbert-mitchell-bright/Latest news about Talbert Mitchell Brighten-usFri, 14 Nov 2014 17:55:32 -0500James Johnson Pleads Guilty to Killing Talbert Bright After Argument Over Beerhttp://homicidewatch.org/2014/11/14/james-johnson-pleads-guilty-to-killing-talbert-bright-after-argument-over-beer/<p><a href="http://homicidewatch.org/suspects/james-johnson/">James Johnson</a>, 32, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter Friday for the death of <a href="http://homicidewatch.org/victims/talbert-mitchell-bright/">Talbert Bright</a> on June 28. </p> <p>Bright, 48, was <a href="http://homicidewatch.org/2014/06/29/saturday-morning-shooting-victim-identified-as-talbert-mitchell-bright/">found</a> shot multiple times in the upper body near the intersection of 2nd Street and Massachusetts Avenue Northwest. He died later at Washington Hospital Center. </p> <p>According to the proffer of facts, Johnson was in a small park drinking beer with friends for a social gathering. Johnson had a cooler filled with beers when Bright asked Johnson for a beer. <span id="more-25986"></span></p> <p>Prosecutors say after Johnson told Bright he couldn't have a beer, Bright and Johnson began to argue. Once the argument ended, Bright walked to his bicycle to grab his bag and change into his sneakers. </p> <p>Johnson then reached into a black backpack, pulled out a gun, and fired at Bright four times, hitting him three times, documents say.</p> <p>"Why did you shoot the man?" Judge John Ramsey Johnson asked Johnson before accepting his plea.</p> <p>Holding back tears, the defendant, Johnson replied, "I feared for my life. I don't know." He added: "When I saw the book bag, I assumed he was going to pull out a gun."</p> <p>A witness told police that Bright argued with Johnson over a beer before grabbing his backpack and placing it on his bike, documents say. Johnson then grabbed his own bag and asked Bright what he was getting out of the bag. The witness said Johnson pulled out a dark colored handgun and shot Bright three times, <a href="http://homicidewatch.org/2014/06/30/james-johnson-held-in-the-shooting-death-of-talbert-bright/">court documents state</a>.</p> <p>According to the witness, Bright started to run, but Johnson fired again, causing Bright to fall to the ground.</p> <p>Johnson is scheduled for a sentencing hearing Feb. 6, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. before Judge John Ramsey Johnson.</p> <p><em>Plea documents embedded are below:</em></p> <script src='http://s3.documentcloud.org/viewer/loader.js'></script> <script> DV.load('http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1361731-johnson-james-plea-documents-nov-2014.js', { width: 500, height: 600, sidebar: false, text: true, pdf: true, container: '#DV-viewer-1361731-johnson-james-plea-documents-nov-2014' }); </script> Imari WilliamsFri, 14 Nov 2014 17:55:32 -0500http://homicidewatch.org/2014/11/14/james-johnson-pleads-guilty-to-killing-talbert-bright-after-argument-over-beer/Talbert Mitchell BrightJames JohnsonJames Johnson Held in the Shooting Death of Talbert Brighthttp://homicidewatch.org/2014/06/30/james-johnson-held-in-the-shooting-death-of-talbert-bright/<p>Judge Karen Howze ordered James Johnson held Monday on suspicion of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of <a href="http://homicidewatch.org/victims/talbert-mitchell-bright/">Talbert Bright</a>. </p> <p>Bright, 48, was shot multiple times in the upper body, and died at Washington Hospital Center at 3:05 a.m. Saturday, according to charging documents. </p> <p>Charging documents allege that Johnson, 30, shot Bright while with friends in a park near 2nd Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW over a can of beer.<br /> <span id="more-23616"></span><br /> One witness told police that Johnson was in the park with roughly thirty people that night. When Bright rode up on his bike, he asked Johnson if he could buy a beer from his "thirty pack" of Natural Ice Beer. When Johnson didn't respond, Bright reached into the thirty pack, which made Johnson mad, according to the witness. </p> <p>Another witness told police that Johnson then began "yelling and cursing" at Bright, saying "F*ck you, f*ck your wife." Then, according to that witness, Johnson pushed Bright to the ground.</p> <p>That witness told police that Bright sat against a wall and began changing his shoes while Johnson began taunting Bright for a fight.</p> <p>Then, according to the witness, Johnson reached into a black bag and began shooting at Bright. The witness told police that it didn't physically see the gun, so Bright "must have shot the gun from inside the black bag," charging documents say.</p> <p>A third witness told police that Bright argued with Johnson over the beer before grabbing his backpack and placing it on his bike. The witness told police that Johnson then grabbed his own bag and began asking what Bright was getting out of his bag. Then, the witness told police that Johnson pulled out a dark colored handgun and fired three times at Bright.</p> <p>The witness said that Bright started to run, but Johnson fired again, bringing Bright to the ground.</p> <p>The second witness told police that Johnson and Bright fought a week before the shooting because Johnson’s girlfriend flirted with Bright. The two men saw each other regularly after the alleged fight, and exchanged words but had not fought again, the witness said. </p> <p>A preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on July 25. </p> <p><em>Charging documents have been added to this post.</em></p> <script src='http://s3.documentcloud.org/viewer/loader.js'></script> <script> DV.load('http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1236686-case-2014-crw-002337-docket-6-30-2014-awffcrm.js', { width: 500, height: 600, sidebar: false, text: true, pdf: true, container: '#DV-viewer-1236686-case-2014-crw-002337-docket-6-30-2014-awffcrm' }); </script> Timothy RyanMon, 30 Jun 2014 19:15:12 -0400http://homicidewatch.org/2014/06/30/james-johnson-held-in-the-shooting-death-of-talbert-bright/Talbert Mitchell BrightJames JohnsonJames Johnson Arrested in Shooting Death of Talbert Brighthttp://homicidewatch.org/2014/06/30/james-johnson-arrested-in-shooting-death-of-talbert-bright/<p>A 30-year-old DC man has been arrested in connection with the Saturday shooting death of <a href="http://homicidewatch.org/victims/talbert-mitchell-bright/">Talbert Mitchell Bright</a>, MPD said Monday.</p> <p>The man, identified as <a href="http://homicidewatch.org/suspects/james-johnson/">James Johnson</a>, is suspected of second-degree murder while armed.</p> <p>Police <a href="http://homicidewatch.org/2014/06/29/saturday-morning-shooting-victim-identified-as-talbert-mitchell-bright/">found Bright</a> with multiple gunshot wounds near the intersection of 2nd Street and Massachusetts Avenue Northwest at approximately 2:44 a.m. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.</p> <p>A press release from MPD is after the jump.<br /> <span id="more-23591"></span></p> <blockquote><p><strong>Arrest Made in the Homicide: 2nd Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest</strong></p> <p>(Washington, DC)- Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch have announced that an arrest has been made in the homicide which occurred at 2nd Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest.</p> <p>On Saturday, June 28, 2014, at approximately 2:44 am, members from the First District responded to a call for a shooting near the intersection of 2nd Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest. Upon arrival, they located an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel transported the victim to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.</p> <p>The decedent has been identified as 48-year-old Talbert Mitchell Bright of no fixed address</p> <p>On Sunday, June 29, 2014, the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force in collaboration with Detectives from the Homicide Branch arrested 30 year-old James Johnson of no fixed address, pursuant to a District of Columbia Superior Court arrest warrant charging him with Second Degree Murder while armed in connection to the homicide of Mitchell Bright.</p></blockquote> Megan ArellanoMon, 30 Jun 2014 14:42:08 -0400http://homicidewatch.org/2014/06/30/james-johnson-arrested-in-shooting-death-of-talbert-bright/Talbert Mitchell BrightJames JohnsonSaturday Morning Shooting Victim Identified as Talbert Mitchell Brighthttp://homicidewatch.org/2014/06/29/saturday-morning-shooting-victim-identified-as-talbert-mitchell-bright/<p><iframe src="http://homicidewatch.org/api/v1/homicides/388.html" width="100%" height="350" frameborder=0></iframe></p> <p>A man found shot near the intersection of 2nd Street and Massachusetts Avenue Northwest early Saturday morning has been identified as Talbert Mitchell Bright, 48.</p> <p>Bright was taken to a local hospital where he was declared dead. </p> <p>A press release from MPD is after the jump.<br /> <span id="more-23566"></span></p> <blockquote><p>June 28, 2014</p> <p>Homicide: 2nd Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest</p> <p>(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide which occurred near the intersection of 2nd Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest.</p> <p>On Saturday, June 28, 2014, at approximately 2:44 am, members from the First District responded to a call for a shooting near the intersection of 2nd Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest.<br /> Upon arrival, they located an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel transported the victim to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.</p> <p>The decedent has been identified as 48-year-old Talbert Mitchell Bright of no fixed address.</p> <p>The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons wanted for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at (202) 727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.</p></blockquote> Laura AmicoSun, 29 Jun 2014 08:47:16 -0400http://homicidewatch.org/2014/06/29/saturday-morning-shooting-victim-identified-as-talbert-mitchell-bright/Talbert Mitchell Bright