Murder Charges Dismissed in Case Against Ladonte Hawkins and Rico Carr

Ladonte Hawkins, 20, and Rico Carr, 23, were released from jail on April 11 when Judge Rhonda Winston granted prosecutors’ request to dismiss their case without prejudice. Hawkins had been held for nearly 9 months, since August 2013, on suspicion of felony murder in connection with the stabbing death of 19-year-old Kelvin Jamal Willis. Carr … Read more →

Rico Carr and Robert Crowder Held in Connection with Kelvin Willis Murder

Judge Karen Howze ordered Rico Carr and Robert Crowder held Thursday pending a preliminary hearing on October 15. They are suspected of participating in the 2010 stabbing death of 19-year-old Kelvin Jamal Willis. The two men remain held pending a preliminary hearing October 15. Police found Willis November 6, 2010 at approximately 3:30 am on … Read more →

Judge: Probable Cause Ladonte Hawkins Participated in Kelvin Willis’ Death

Judge Ronna Beck found enough evidence Wednesday to believe that Ladonte Hawkins participated in the 2010 stabbing death of 19-year-old Kelvin Jamal Willis. Hawkins, 20, remains held while a grand jury investigates the case. Willis was found stabbed in the Unit block of N Street Northwest Nov. 6, 2010, but detectives later determined that the … Read more →

Ladonte Hawkins Held in Connection with Kelvin Willis Murder

Ladonte Hawkins was presented at D.C. Superior Court Thursday where Judge Karen Howze ruled there is enough evidence to hold him in connection with the 2010 stabbing death of 19-year-old Kelvin Jamal Willis. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for August 28. Willis was found stabbed in the Unit block of N Street Northwest around … Read more →

Ladonte Hawkins Arrested in Connection with 2010 Kelvin Willis Murder

A Northeast D.C. man has been arrested in connection with the 2010 stabbing death of 19-year-old Kelvin Willis. Willis was found stabbed in the Unit block of N Street Northwest around 3:30 a.m. Nov. 6, 2010. Detectives later determined that the stabbing took place in the Unit block of Hanover Place NW. Willis died from … Read more →

Ladonte Hawkins

  • Arrested: Aug. 21, 2013
  • Age: 20
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: Black

Charges dropped in the Nov. 6, 2010 death of Kelvin Jamal Willis.