During a motions hearing Aug. 28, a DC Superior Court judge granted a motion to remove a no contact order from a murder defendant’s case.
Torey Stockton, 21, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged role in the death of 23-year-old Jasmine Light on the 2000 block of 16th Street, SE in 2018. According to court documents, Light was an unintentional victim of a drive-by shooting.
Stockton had been ordered not to contact Kayla Thompson. He allegedly asked her to remove potentially incriminating social media posts, which Thompson then did. Stockton’s relationship with Thompson was not described.
Thompson, who is charged with obstruction of justice, is a co-defendant in the case. She was released under personal recognizance in June of 2018. Her presence was waived at the hearing on Aug. 28.
Defense attorney Justin Okezie said that since Stockton is being held without bail, and his communications are monitored, there is no need to order him to not contact Thompson.
The motion put forward by the defense to remove the order went unopposed by the prosecution. Since there were no objections to the removal, Judge Danya A. Dayson granted it.
Stockton and Thompson are scheduled for a status hearing on Sept. 26.
