DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz granted two motions regarding the release conditions of two murder co-defendants on Oct. 31.
Ashton Inabinet, 18, and Na’eem Butler, 21, are charged with second-degree murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for their alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Diamonte Lewis on Oct. 21, 2023 on the 900 block of U Street, NW.
On Oct. 7, 2024, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun lifted the co-defendants’ home confinement and instated a curfew with GPS monitoring.
David Knight, Butler’s defense attorney, had filed a motion to temporarily modify Butler’s release for the weekend, beginning on Oct. 31, in order to go camping with his family. Knight confirmed that the family’s designated campsite is part of an ongoing tradition, and Judge Kravitz granted the request.
Inabinet’s defense attorney, Stuart Sears, informed the court that Inabinet would like to modify his curfew in order to take classes related to the work he does at his family’s automotive repair shop.
Sears claimed that Inabinet’s classes would be held in Baltimore, and requested Inabinet’s curfew run from the hours of 10 p. m.-to-6 a. m. rather than 9 p. m.-to-7 a. m., in order to attend class consistently.
The court acknowledged Inabinet’s “immaculate” record from the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA), and Judge Kravitz granted Inabinet’s request.
Parties are slated to convene on Jan. 9.
