Keir Johnson and Lester Williams both pleaded not guilty today at their arraignment on charges of conspiracy, first-degree murder, assault with intent to kill and several weapons charges. Johnson and Jackson were among seven men named in an 80 count indictment that detailed five years of gang violence in Adams Morgan, Columbia Heights and the … Read more →
MPD said tonight that 23-year-old Marcellus Jackson has been arrested in connection with the August 2010 shooting death of Sean Robinson. Jackson was wanted by MPD in connection with an 80-count gang indictment unsealed last month. He was arrested in North Carolina on Dec. 20. Court records show that he and another man named in … Read more →
Keir Johnson and Marcellus Jackson, the two men arrested in North Carolina on Dec. 20 in connection with an 80-count conspiracy indictment, are not yet in custody in D.C. At what was scheduled to be an arraignment on the charges Wednesday, Prosecutor Todd Gee said the men are expected to arrive in DC “any day … Read more →
Two alleged gang members wanted in connection with several murders have been arrested in North Carolina and are headed back to D.C. for arraignment, MPD confirmed Wednesday morning. The Jacksonville Daily News first reported that Marcellus Jackson and Keir Johnson had been arrested. Marcellus Jackson and Keir Johnson were among seven men named in an … Read more →
Judge Thomas Motley on Friday urged Keir Johnson and Marcellus Jackson to turn themselves in to authorities, telling a lawyer representing Jackson that the warrants are “not an invitation” and should be responded to with haste. “These people need to turn themselves in,” Motley said. Johnson and Jackson are among seven men named in an … Read more →
Two men named in yesterday’s 80-count gang indictment remain at large. The U.S. Marshals Service today released photos of Keir Johnson and Marcellus Jackson, part of a group believed to be responsible for shootings that left three dead and seven wounded in incidents going back to 2006. Five other suspects named in the indictment are … Read more →
In a written statement to Homicide Watch, Councilman Jim Graham, said the indictment against seven alleged gang members believed to be responsible for three homicides in Northwest DC is a “huge breakthrough in breaking up one of the most violent gang wars in Ward One.” Read Graham’s full statement below. If the charges are found … Read more →
The US Attorney’s Office has charged seven DC men with a series of gang, weapons, drugs, and violent crimes reported to have taken place in Columbia Heights, Adams Morgan and the U Street corridor since 2006. Among those crimes are three homicides, including that of Jamal Coates, who was killed while leaving a friend’s funeral … Read more →
A scholarship fund in memory of Jamal Coates has raised $1,500, enough to send seven children to school in a Guatamala education program Coates was a part of before his death. Coates, 21, was killed Sep. 28 in a shooting during a funeral procession for his friend Ashley McRae. Coates’ family asked that community contribute … Read more →
A Southeast D.C. man accused of killing Columbia Heights 21-year-old Ashley McRae has been indicted by a grand jury on second degree murder charges. McRae was found in the backseat of a car in Southeast D.C. with a gunshot wound to her head early in the morning of Sept. 18. According to press reports and … Read more →
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