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By
Yvianna Estrella
, John Battistelli - February 27, 2025
Court
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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A homicide defendant’s brother and the lead detective testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson‘s courtroom on Feb. 27.
Guy Johnson, 57, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Kriston Robinson on March 25, 2020 on the 1600 block of 19th Street, SE.
Prosecutors called Johnson’s brother to the stand and presented him with evidence of Johnson at the scene of the incident and asked him to identify his brother. However, he became irritated and reiterated, “That’s not the picture the detectives showed me,” refusing to identify Johnson as the individual in the photograph.
The witness got annoyed at prosecutors for mentioning his prior arrest due to non-compliance in the case. He repeatedly claimed that he and Johnson are not close and have had no contact for the past seven years, concluding his testimony.
Johnson’s attorney, Kevin Mosley, cross-examined the homicide detective who began his testimony on Feb. 27, with the detective confirming that most of the people seen in surveillance footage were never identified and therefore never interrogated about the incident.
Of the few interviewed, none could identify Johnson as having been the shooter or even of having a firearm the night of the incident, according to the detective. He reiterated, however, that one of Johnson’s brother identified him in multiple surveillance clips–again, something the brother denied on the stand.
Mosley pointed out that the detective admitted that “a lot of the surveillance footage was motion activated,” causing several gaps in the video recovered from the surrounding area and preventing investigators from viewing what actually happened during the shooting.
Parties are slated to reconvene on March 3.