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D.C. Witness Staff
- March 8, 2019
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A DC Superior Court judge made a ruling March 5 in relation to forensic testing in a murder case.
Orlando Little, also known as Demetrius Pierce, 33, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 68-year-old Nazir Ahmad in a gas station on the 900 block of Brentwood Road, NE, on Nov. 3, 2018.
After speaking with counsel under seal, Judge Todd Edelman said the Department of Forensic Services has a week to comply with his order. Judge Edelman did not clarify what order he was referring to.
At a previous hearing on Feb. 25, Judge Edelman denied the defense’s motion to prevent the prosecution from “consuming” DNA evidence. In other words, the defense wanted to stop the prosecution from conducting DNA testing that could potentially destroy the DNA on the item being tested.
Ultimately, Judge Edelman ruled that the “extract” would be split between the prosecution and defense. He also said the defense’s expert could be present when the testing was being done.
According to court documents, video surveillance shows a man, wearing a hat with a red brim, disconnecting a gas station’s cash register and shooting Ahmad. Furthermore, after investigating the crime scene, police were able to uncover a trail of loose coins going from the gas station to a nearby McDonald’s. Apparently, police found the hat, which contained Little’s DNA.
Little is scheduled for a felony status conference on April 5.