During a mental observation hearing Aug. 23, defense counsel requested additional information about a victim’s past to build a case around self-defense.
On July 15, officers arrested 31-year-old Alisa Randall for allegedly stabbing 59-year-old Ronald Jones on the 1300 block of Euclid Street, NW. She is charged with second-degree murder.
Defense counsel, John Fowler, requested information on Jones’ history with violence and drugs in order to build a self defense case.
In a previous hearing, Fowler said Randall stabbed Jones in self-defense after she tried to get away from him.
Apparently, Randall said Jones attacked her. She also said Jones sexually assaulted her daughter.
DC Superior Court Judge Craig Iscoe asked the prosecution to provide pertinent information.
Judge Iscoe also ruled that, based on a mental evaluation, Randall was not competent to stand trial at this time.
He ordered her to stay at St.Elizabeth’s Hospital, DC’s psychiatric hospital, for 30 days.
Randall is scheduled for a felony status conference on Sept. 18.
