Not Guilty” Plea in NW DC Stabbing Case

Davon Holmes pled innocent today to fatally stabbing Marcellus Bailey in August 2011. Holmes, 29, is charged with one count of premeditated first-degree murder while armed. Bailey, 24, died after being cut in the neck. At a preliminary hearing, MPD Detective Paul Regan said that Bailey was unarmed when he was killed. In his testimony … Read more →

Davon Holmes Held in Death of Marcellus Bailey

Davon Holmes was ordered held this morning on probable cause that he fatally stabbed Marcellus Bailey in August. Bailey, 24, died after being cut in the neck. MPD Detective Paul Regan said Wednesday that Bailey was unarmed when he was killed. In his testimony before Judge Thomas Motley, Regan did not give any indication of … Read more →

Charging documents describe victim, suspect “talking and laughing” together before fatal stabbing

The morning Marcellus Bailey was killed, a witness says, Bailey and Davon Holmes were “talking and laughing” together. Then suddenly Holmes swung out, hitting Bailey in the neck. Says another witness, it became apparent that Bailey had been stabbed when he started bleeding profusely. That’s according to charging documents presented to Holmes in court Saturday, … Read more →

Arrest in Stabbing Death of Marcellus Terrell Bailey

MPD reports an arrest in the death of 24-year-old Marcellus Terrell Bailey, who died of a stabbing on Aug. 3. Davon Holmes, a 28-year-old of Northwest DC, was arrested today on suspicion of second-degree murder while armed. A press release from MPD is below. Arrest Made in the Homicide of Marcellus Bailey ( Washington , … Read more →

Davon Holmes

  • Arrested: Sept. 9, 2011
  • Age: 28
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: Black

Suspected in the Aug. 3, 2011 death of Marcellus Terrell Bailey.