Judge Delivers On Promise by Ruling on Pending Motions

By Isabella Quink [former] , Rachel Benck [former] - February 14, 2023
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In a Feb. 14 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ruled again to withhold witness testimony in a double homicide case as it prepares for trial next week.

Alphonso Walker, 45, is being charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection to the death of Dalonte Wilson, 23, and Antone Brown, 44, near the 400 block of 61 Street, NE on April 25, 2018. Walker has been held in the DC Jail since December of 2018. 

During the prior hearing on Feb. 13, Judge Brandt told Walker the process was almost over and that he would have his day in court. Most of the rulings in this hearing were for prior motions.

The rulings resulted in the withholding of further witness testimony, including testimony about an incident that allegedly occurred that same day as the shooting that Walker was not being charged with. 

Judge Brandt struck the information, ruling it could hinder the jury’s ability to be unbiased.

Defense attorneys Prescott Loveland and Kevann Gardner said they plan on calling one more witness in the next hearing to finish all motions.

All parties are scheduled to reconvene for one more pre-trial hearing on Feb. 16 before Walker’s trial officially commences on Feb. 21, five years after his initial arrest.