Murder Charges Dismissed in Case Against Ladonte Hawkins and Rico Carr

Ladonte Hawkins, 20, and Rico Carr, 23, were released from jail on April 11 when Judge Rhonda Winston granted prosecutors’ request to dismiss their case without prejudice. Hawkins had been held for nearly 9 months, since August 2013, on suspicion of felony murder in connection with the stabbing death of 19-year-old Kelvin Jamal Willis. Carr … Read more →

Rico Carr and Robert Crowder Held in Connection with Kelvin Willis Murder

Judge Karen Howze ordered Rico Carr and Robert Crowder held Thursday pending a preliminary hearing on October 15. They are suspected of participating in the 2010 stabbing death of 19-year-old Kelvin Jamal Willis. The two men remain held pending a preliminary hearing October 15. Police found Willis November 6, 2010 at approximately 3:30 am on … Read more →

Men Named in Court Documents Arrested in Stabbing Death of Kelvin Willis

Two men named in court documents in August have been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of Kelvin Willis. Willis was killed in November 2010 in the unit block of N Street Northwest. In August of this year, Ladonte Hawkins was arrested and ordered held while a grand jury investigates his connection— if any— … Read more →

Rico Carr

  • Arrested: Oct. 2, 2013
  • Age: 23
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: Black

Charges dropped in the Nov. 6, 2010 death of Kelvin Jamal Willis.