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By
Radhakund Ramnarine
- October 29, 2024
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DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein granted a homicide defendant’s request to sever from their co-defendant on Oct. 25.
Tamera Brown, 28, and Robert Baskerville, 31, are charged with first-degree murder while armed for their alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Darron Holmes II, which occurred on April 16, 2022, on the 1200 block of Southern Avenue, SE.
Brown also faces two counts of threat to kidnap or injure a person, assault with intent to kill while armed, and obstruction of justice. Baskerville also faces conspiracy, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and carrying a pistol without a license.
During the hearing, Judge Epstein granted Brown’s motion to sever from Baskerville that argued that “there are no text messages between Ms. Brown and Mr. Baskerville showing a plan or scheme to assault or kill [Holmes].”
Baskerville “is therefore a potentially valuable exculpatory witness” for Brown, McDaniel said. The defense in Brown’s case plans to call Baskerville as a witness at the trial.
Judge Epstein granted the request, and scheduled a trial for Baskerville on Aug. 24, 2026, and one for Brown on Oct. 5, 2026.