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Charles Young Indicted in Shooting Death of Rokeida Spriggs

Megan Arellano — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 12:35:56 -0400

Charles Young pleaded innocent to five criminal charges Tuesday in connection to the shooting death of 21-year-old Rokeida Spriggs. A grand jury indicted him on second-degree murder while armed and four related weapons charges, all allegedly committed while he was released in connection with another case.

Spriggs was found suffering from a gunshot wound shortly after 1:00 a.m. in the 4900 Block of G Street Southeast on Nov. 22, 2013. She died at a local hospital later that day.

According to charging documents, a witness told police that on the night of the shooting, Spriggs and two other women saw Young with a large black handgun, shouting in the hallway of their apartment building.

Then one of the women sprayed Young with mace, according to another witness, and Young said, "Why the f–k you mace me?"

Documents say the witness then saw Young pull the handgun from his waistband, turn in the direction of Spriggs and the other women, and fire a single gunshot. An autopsy concluded that Spriggs died from a gunshot to the left side of her chest.

A status hearing is scheduled Thursday to set a trial date before Judge Lynn Leibovitz.

A copy of the indictment has been added to the post below.

Charles Young Ordered Held in Shooting Death of Rokeida Spriggs

Ivan Natividad — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 16:41:28 -0500

Judge Karen Howze ordered Charles Young held Friday in connection with the shooting death of 21-year-old Rokeida Spriggs. Young, 22, remains held pending a preliminary hearing December 17.

Spriggs was found by police on November 22 around 1:00 am on the 4900 Block of G Street Southeast suffering from a gunshot wound. She was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Six days later, Young was arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed in Spriggs' death.

According to charging documents, witnesses told police that the night of the shooting, Spriggs and two other women were arguing in the hallway of the apartment building where they all lived. Then the witnesses heard gunshots and saw Young with a big black handgun shooting in the hallway, documents state.

One witness told police Young, Spriggs and the other women were in the hallway arguing when one of the women sprayed Young with mace.

"Why the f--- you mace me?" the witness heard Young say to the woman, according to court documents.

The witness said they then saw Young pull a handgun from his waistband, turn in the direction of Spriggs and the other women, and fire a single gunshot, charging documents state.

An autopsy concluded that Spriggs died from a gunshot to the left side of her chest.

The case is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on December 17.

Charging documents have been added below.

Young Charles Charging Papers (PDF)Young Charles Charging Papers (Text)

Charles Young Arrested in SE Shooting Death of Rokeida Spriggs

Ivan Natividad — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 16:24:22 -0500

A Maryland man has been arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder while armed in connection with the shooting death of Rokeida Spriggs on G Street Southeast, last week.

The suspect, identified by police as 22-year-old Charles Wennen Young, was arrested Thursday.

Spriggs was found shot November 22 in the 4900 block of G Street Southeast, at about 1:00 a.m. She was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

A press release is after the jump.

Arrest Made in Homicide: 4900 Block of G Street, Southeast

(Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch have announced that an arrest has been made in the fatal shooting which occurred in the 4900 Block of G Street, Southeast.

On Friday, November 22, 2013, at approximately 12:58 am, police officers from the Sixth Patrol District responded to the 4900 Block of G Street, Southeast for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they located an adult female suffering from a gunshot wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel transported the victim to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. The remains of the decedent were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner pending an autopsy and a determination of a cause and manner of death.

The decedent is identified as 21-year-old Rokeida Spriggs of Southeast Washington, DC.

On Thursday, November 28, 2013, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 22-year-old Charles Wennen Young of Forestville, Maryland, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant charging him with Second Degree Murder while Armed in connection to the shooting death of Rokeida Spriggs.