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Michael Coleman Indicted in the Murder of Candance Reed

Imari Williams — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:09:09 -0400

Michael Anthony Coleman pleaded innocent Thursday to second-degree murder while armed, plus assault and weapon charges, in the stabbing death of Candance Reed.

At around 2:15 a.m., Reed, 40, was found stabbed in the 5300 block of Georgia Avenue Northwest. She later died at a local hospital.

According to charging documents, a surveillance video shows Coleman, 36, coming in contact with Reed and Reed's friend outside of Macombo Lounge, a strip club.

A witness told police that Coleman attacked Reed as she attempted to get into the right rear passenger side of a burgundy vehicle, documents say. Reed then fell to the ground, while Coleman and another man began fighting, the witness said.

Court documents say the witness told Reed to get in the car, but they soon realized that Reed had been stabbed in the chest. As she tried to walk to the car she fell forward, striking the car door.

Coleman is scheduled for a status hearing Oct. 14 at 9:30 a.m. before Judge Jennifer Anderson.

A copy of the indictment is below:

Probable Cause Found in NW DC Stabbing Death of Candance Reed

Kristian Hernandez — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 19:08:33 -0500

Michael Anthony Coleman, 36, was ordered held Friday on a charge of second-degree murder. Prosecutors say he fatally stabbed Candance Reed on November 15, 2013.

At the preliminary hearing Coleman's attorney, Nikki Lotz, said Coleman's actions were in self-defense but Judge Jennifer Anderson called Coleman the first agressor.

Still, MPD Detective Josh Branson said Reed appeared to have been stabbed "accidentally."

Principal evidence at the hearing was a one minute surveillance video taken outside the Macombo Lounge at 5335 Georgia Ave. Northwest shortly before Reed was stabbed. The video shows Coleman coming in contact with Reed and Reed's boyfriend, Branson said. They fought and Reed was stabbed.

“The defendant brought a knife to a fist fight,” Anderson said in finding probable cause in the case.

Reed's family says that the man with Reed was not her boyfriend and that the two were not romantically involved.

Coleman's family and friends attended the hearing and wrote letters to the court saying that Coleman is an important part of his family, community and an excellent employee. Anderson declined to release him from custody in the case based on the severity of the charge as well as previous convictions from 1997.

This story has been updated to include information from Reed's family about Reed's relationship with those with her when she was stabbed.

Weekend Read: A Mother's Grief

Ivan Natividad — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 10:33:32 -0500

The Washington Post reports on the stabbing death of Candance Reed who was killed on November 15 outside of a club in the 5300 block of Georgia Avenue NW after a dispute at her friend's birthday party.

The story follows the experiences that Reed's mother, JoAnn Lee, has had in the past week since her daughter's death.

JoAnn Lee carries a folder with pictures of her daughter. Candance Reed with a red shirt and pigtails posing with her second-grade class in Lorain, Ohio. Candance at her senior prom at Anacostia High School. Candance visiting Las Vegas. Candance posing with her dog Sampson.

And there’s the final picture, taken Friday. Candance Reed, dead at age 40, lying on a gurney in the D.C. morgue, a blue blanket pulled back to expose her face, her eyes closed, bruises visible on her cheek, chin and lips. Hidden from view are the stab wounds to her chest.

The 66-year-old Lee flew in from Ohio to claim the body of her daughter, killed early Friday outside the Macombo Lounge strip club in 16th Street Heights. Lee often took the morbid picture out during an interview with a small group of relatives. “I want to see my baby,” she explained.

“I can’t believe she died this way,” Lee said. “She was a good girl. No one deserves what happened to her. God gives life. God takes it away. Not us.” Of the D.C. police, Lee said: “I just hope they do their job well. I want to see justice.”

Read the full story here.

Michael Coleman Held in Stabbing Death of Candance Reed

Ivan Natividad — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:10:13 -0500

Judge Lori Parker ordered Michael Coleman held Friday in connection with last Friday's stabbing death of 40 year-old Candance Reed. Coleman remains held pending a preliminary hearing on December 9.

Police found Reed stabbed in the 5300 block of Georgia Avenue Northwest at around 2:15 a.m. She was transported to a local hospital where she died. On Thursday, Coleman, 36, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder while armed in Reed's death.

Charging documents state that Reed was killed in an altercation outside of Macombo Lounge, a strip club, in Northwest DC.

According to charging documents, a witness told police that Reed attempted to get into the right rear passenger side of a burgundy vehicle when Coleman pushed her out of the vehicle. Reed then fell to the ground, while Coleman and another man began fighting, the witness said according to court documents.

The witness said they told Reed to get in the car, but as she tried to walk to the car she fell forward, striking the car door, documents state. The witness told police they then realized that Reed had been stabbed in the chest, court documents state.

The incident was captured on nearby surveillance cameras, documents state.

The case is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on December 9 with Judge Herbert Dixon.

Charging documents have been added below.

Coleman, Michael Anthony Charging Papers (PDF)Coleman, Michael Anthony Charging Papers (Text)

Arrest in Georgia Ave. Stabbing Death of Candance Reed

Laura Amico — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:37:31 -0500

A Northeast DC man has been arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of Candance Reed on Georgia Avenue Northwest early last Friday morning.

The suspect, identified by police as 36-year-old Michael Anthony Coleman of Northeast DC, was arrested shortly before noon Thursday. He did not appear at DC Superior Court to be presented with the charge Thursday.

Reed was found stabbed in the 5300 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest at about 2:16 a.m. Friday. She was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

A press release from MPD is after the jump.

November 21, 2013

Arrest Made in Homicide: 5300 Block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest

(Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announced an arrest has been made in the fatal stabbing which occurred in the 5300 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest.

On Friday, November 15, 2013 at approximately 2:16 am, police officers from the Fourth District responded to the 5300 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest for the report of a traffic accident. Upon their arrival, they located an unconscious adult female suffering from an apparent stab wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded and transported the victim to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. The victim was later transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia, pending an autopsy.

The decedent is identified as 40 year-old Candance Reed of Northwest, Washington, DC.

On Thursday, November 21, 2013, at approximately 11:50 am, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 36 year-old Michael Anthony Coleman of Northeast, Washington, D.C. He was charged with Murder Two while Armed in connection to the homicide of Candance Reed.

NW DC Stabbing Victim Identified as Candance Reed, 40

Laura Amico — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 14:06:24 -0500

A woman fatally stabbed early Friday morning on Georgia Avenue NW has been identified by police as 40 year-old Candance Reed of Northwest DC.

Reed was one of two people injured; a man who was also stabbed has survived.

A press release from MPD is after the jump.

November 15, 2013

Homicide: 5300 Block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest

(Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a fatal stabbing which occurred in the 5300 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest.

On Friday, November 15, 2013 at approximately 02:16 am, officers from the Fourth District responded to the 5300 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest for the report of a traffic accident. Upon their arrival, they located an unconscious adult female suffering from an apparent stab wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded and transported the victim to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. The victim was later transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia, pending an autopsy.

The decedent is identified as 40 year-old Candance Reed of Northwest, Washington, DC.

The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons wanted for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at (202) 727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.