Homicide Watch D.C.

Karl Pugh pleaded innocent Thursday to a charge of second-degree murder while armed; prosecutors say he shot and killed Quentin Ragland in Southeast DC in September. According to charging documents, Pugh told authorities that he and Ragland were smoking PCP together when they got into a “tussle.” Ragland retrieved a revolver from his apartment, came … Read more →

A grand jury investigation into Karl Pugh’s role in the shooting death of Quentin Joavor Ragland is complete and a formal charge in the case is expected next week, a prosecutor assigned to the case said Friday. According to charging documents, Pugh, 31, and Ragland, 27, were smoking PCP together at Ragland’s apartment at 800 … Read more →

Judge Thomas Motley found probable cause for a charge of second-degree murder in a preliminary hearing today for Karl Pugh, who is being held for the Sept. 20 shooting death of Quentin Ragland in Southeast DC. Pugh’s defense attorney, Liyah Brown, argued that Pugh was acting in “complete self-defense” at the time of the shooting. … Read more →

This bonus comment of the day comes from Georgesblessing, who wrote in about Karl Pugh and Quentin Ragland. I knew both of these young men, both of them called me auntie. I also know Quentins youngest brother Crash. But in my heart I feel like both families lost children. Reality is that they are both … Read more →

Karl Pugh’s preliminary hearing was ordered continued today in Judge Thomas Motley’s courtroom. Pugh, 30, is charged with second-degree murder in the Sept. 20 shooting death of Quentin Ragland, 27, in the 800 block of Southern Avenue, SE. Defense attorney Liyah Brown requested the continuance so she could review a DVD given to her today … Read more →

Karl Pugh was ordered held today on suspcion of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Quentin Ragland in Southeast DC yesterday. According to charging documents, Pugh told authorities that he and Ragland were smoking PCP together when they got into a “tussle.” Ragland retrieved a revolver from his apartment, came back outside, and the … Read more →

Twenty-seven year-old Quentin Joavor Ragland was killed yesterday afternoon in Southeast D.C., MPD said Wednesday, adding that thirty-year-old Karl Nathaniel Pugh has been arrested in connection with the case. Ragland was found shot in the 800 block of Southern Avenue SE. He was transported to a local hospital where he died, police said. Pugh was … Read more →