It would have been a first-degree murder case, except that the victim, when he was shot, had a gun and a criminal history. And the defendants, both handicapped, were older than your average murder suspect. Those facts before a jury might not have led to acquittal, but they would likely have led a jury to … Read more →
Two men, one wheelchair bound, one who walks with the aid of a cane, pleaded guilty this morning to voluntary manslaughter while armed in the death of 28-year-old Gregory Joyner in Southwest DC last November. The defendants, Carl Purvis and Timothy Foreman, both told Judge Thomas Motley that they each were armed the night of … Read more →
A D.C. Superior Court Judge ruled Monday that there is probable cause to believe that two physically disabled men shot and killed Gregory Joyner in Southwest D.C. Nov. 15. Defendants Carl Purvis and Timothy Foreman appeared before Judge Ann Keary today for a preliminary hearing that lasted for more than four hours and brought into … Read more →
Charging documents against Timothy Howard Foreman, the second suspect charged in the death of Gregory Joyner, were available today at D.C. Superior Court. Foreman, a 35-year-old D.C. man, was arrested Dec. 2. Joyner was shot to death in the 200 block of K Street SW on Nov. 15. The complaint against Foreman is the same … Read more →
Timothy Howard Foreman was charged today with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Gregory Joyner. Foreman was arrested Thursday afternoon in the 100 block of Irving Street NW. From Metro PD’s arrest logs: ARREST# : 091000587 DT-TM: 02-DEC-10 - 1405 LOCATION: 100 BLK OF IRVING ST NW - PSA: 501 OFFENDER: FOREMAN, T SEX: … Read more →
A wheelchair-bound Capitol Heights man is facing first degree murder charges in the shooting death of a D.C. resident who allegedly approached him seeking to purchase marijuana. Carl Edward Purvis, 46, was charged Nov. 23 with the deadly Nov. 15 shooting. A second man named in the complaint and for whom Metro Police detectives sought … Read more →
Metro Police found Gregory Joyner in the 200 block of K Street, SW with a gunshot wound on Monday, Nov. 15. The 28-year-old man was taken to a local hospital and died that night, Metro Police reported. Carl Purvis, a 45-year-old resident of Capitol Heights, Md. has been charged with murder for Joyner’s death. He … Read more →
This just in from Metro PD: Contact: Officer Tisha Gant (202) 727-4383 November 22, 2010 ARREST MADE IN THE HOMICIDE OF GREGORY JOYNER ( Washington , DC ) Detectives assigned to the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announced today that an arrest has been made in the homicide of 28 year-old Gregory Joyner. On Monday, … Read more →
