Defense attorneys and prosecutors in a 2005 homicide trial confronted their inability to locate a former detective to testify at trial during a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on June 2.
Michael Wells, 55, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, second-degree murder while armed, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, arson, and tampering with physical evidence for his alleged involvement in a Nov. 24, 2005 shooting that fatally injured 23-year-old Makia Mosby on the 1200 block of Valley Avenue, SE.
The prosecution reported that investigators at the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) have been unable to contact the former Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective despite surveillance of a known location and an attempt to learn her whereabouts from a family member.
Wells’ attorney, Hannah Claudio, said that the defense counsel has encountered similar challenges in their investigation. According to Claudio, they have attempted to deliver a subpoena both digitally and physically.
Nonetheless, parties agreed to proceed with all scheduled hearing dates.
Parties are slated to reconvene for jury selection on June 4.
