Marquette Tibbs was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for the shooting death of Andre Jackson almost exactly two years ago. Tibbs pleaded guilty in September to voluntary manslaughter while armed for Jackson’s murder. He had originally been charged with first-degree murder. Two weeks earlier, Tibbs’ former co-defendant, Lamonte Perry, was acquitted of first-degree … Read more →
Marquette Tibbs pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed Thursday for the shooting death of Andre Jackson on Nov. 4, 2012. He was scheduled to begin trial on Monday. Tibbs’ guilty plea comes two weeks after jurors acquitted his former co-defendant, Lamonte Perry, of first-degree premeditated murder, but deadlocked over the lesser-included charge of second-degree … Read more →
Judge Lynn Leibovitz declared a mistrial on a single murder charge against Lamonte Perry Monday, after a jury cleared him of some charges and convicted him of one but deadlocked on the final count. In court, the foreperson of the jury paused for a moment before telling Leibovitz that further deliberations could not help her … Read more →
In a partial verdict delivered Monday, jurors cleared Lamonte Perry of first-degree premeditated murder, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, carrying a pistol outside of the home, and unlawful possession of a firearm. However, the jury has not reached a consensus for Perry’s remaining charges: second-degree murder and obstruction of justice, both … Read more →
Jurors in the murder trial of Lamonte Perry have been told that Perry and Andre Jackson were very good friends. But as jurors head into deliberations, they must determine if Perry’s allegiance to his 37th street neighborhood outweighed his friendship, as prosecutors alleged, or if Perry was simply walking with his friends when Marquette Tibbs … Read more →
Prosecutors say Lamonte Perry was loyal to his close friend Andre Jackson, but he was also loyal to his 37th street neighborhood. So on Nov. 4, 2012, Perry led Jackson behind an apartment complex and into an ambush set up by Marquette Tibbs, Assistant U.S. Attorney Erik Kenerson said Monday. And though Perry never fired … Read more →
A 22-year-old Southeast DC man has been arrested in connection with the November 2012 shooting death of Andre Jackson. The suspect, identified by police as Lamonte Perry, is expected to be charged with felony murder while armed. Perry is the third person to be arrested in connection with the case. In court last week, Marquette … Read more →
