DC Jail Accommodates Murder Defendant

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 7, 2020
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Representative from the DC Jail told a judge May 6 that accommodations were made pursuant to guidelines for a murder defendant.

Raul Rodriguez is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, carrying a pistol without a license and bail violation for his alleged involvement in a drive-by shooting of 31-year-old Charles Wilkins on the 100 block of M Street, SE in 1995.

Rodriguez was released on bail in 1995 and fled the country. He was extradited from El Salvador in 2018.

Judge Kravitz denied the defense’s request for more accommodations. It is unclear what the specific accommodations were.

A trial readiness hearing is scheduled for May 19.