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- March 17, 2020
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A murder defendant’s ex-girlfriend admitted that she helped a murder defendant relay a message to a key witness via Instagram.
Nyekemia Everett and Malik Hewitt are charged with first-degree murder while armed, conspiracy, attempt to commit robbery while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for their alleged roles in the shooting of 37-year-old Christopher Heard on the 2300 block of Ainger Place, SE in 2017.
One of Everett’s ex-girlfriends testified March 16 that she sent a message to another one of Everett’s ex-girlfriends, who testified during the week of March 9, through Instagram, a social media app, saying, “don’t do him like that.”
The witness testified that Everett gave her the name of the ex-girlfriend’s’ Instagram handle during a video visitation.
“I just did him a favor. I didn’t really care about the situation. I was just helping him,” she said.
A third ex-girlfriend was also called to testify about a letter she received from Everett in May of 2017.
In the letter, Everett wrote that his cousin and his friend were pulled over by the police while driving his car. The letter said that when the police stepped out of their vehicles the two men drove off. He said he was arrested because the car’s license plates were in his name.
The ex-girlfriend said she did not know until later about why Everett was really arrested, but she said she did not fully believe what he wrote in the letter because of a “gut feeling.”
DC Superior Court Judge Anita Josey-Herring instructed the jury not to count the testimonies of the two women towards their deliberation of Hewitt’s innocence or guilt because he was not involved in this particular case of obstruction of justice.
The prosecution said they intend on finishing their case by March 18.
On March 18, the prosecution completed arguments and the defense rested. Trial is scheduled for closing arguments on April 8.
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