During a status hearing Feb. 13, a defense attorney said he plans to independently test evidence in the case.
Tavon Davis is charged with first-degree murder while armed and obstruction of justice, among other charges, for his alleged role in the death of 29-year-old Michael Vest on the 1300 block of Trinidad Avenue, NE in 2017.
Davis’ defense attorney, Matthew Davies, said he plans to submit an order detailing the items he wants to test. He didn’t specify the items in court.
Davies also said that Davis, 24, has not decided whether or not he will accept the prosecution’s plea offer. It’s unclear what the parameters of the plea agreement are.
According to court documents, a witness told police Davis confessed to beating Vest with a stick and shooting him five times. Apparently, a day after the murder, when Davis was arrested, police noticed Davis had what appeared to be dried blood on his jeans.
Davis is scheduled for a trial readiness hearing on April 26.
