Alex Cater was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the strangling death of 56-year-old Leroy Studevant. “The day started out normal and it ended in tragedy for Mr. Studevant and myself,” Cater said about New Year’s Eve 2011, the night Studevant died. “If I could … Read more →
Judge Herbert Dixon sentenced Mark Anthony Coates Monday to 23 years in prison for the December 2011 death of 56-year-old Leroy Studevant. “There is absolutely nothing in your background to justify what you did,” Judge Dixon said. “I really wish you had walked away, or intervened to help.” Prosecutors said Monday that Coates helped to … Read more →
Mark Anthony Coates, one of two suspects arrested in connection with the 2011 strangulation death of 56-year-old Leroy Studevant, pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder while armed. “I just want to say that I’m sorry for my actions,” Coates, 28, said in entering his plea. Coates was arrested June 11, more than two years after … Read more →
Alex Cater, one of the two suspects held in connection with the 2011 strangulation death of 56-year-old Leroy Studevant, pleaded guilty Wednesday. Court documents, though, are not clear as to what charge Cater pled guilty to, saying only that Cater, 31, and the government “enter into the following plea agreement pursuant to attached paperwork.” The … Read more →
Judge Lori Parker found substantial probability Wednesday that Mark Anthony Coates participated in the strangulation death of 56-year-old Leroy Studevant. Coates, 28, who is the second suspect to be arrested in connection with Studevant’s death, has been held pending a preliminary hearing scheduled for June 28. On December 31, 2011, around 7:30 a.m., Studevant was … Read more →
A second suspect in connection with the 2011 murder of 56-year-old Leroy Studevant was arrested Tuesday. Mark Anthony Coats, 28, of Northeast D.C. was arrested Tuesday on a charge of first-degree murder while armed in connection Studevant’s death. Police found Studevant dead in Marvin Gaye Park on December 31, 2011, with a broken knife blade … Read more →
