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D.C. Witness Staff
- December 10, 2019
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A DC Superior Court judge allowed a murder defendant to enter Washington, DC for reasons other than court appearances.
Keandre Barber is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 29-year-old Juan Marcell Grant on the 700 block of Princeton Place, NW on June 19.
Barber was released on Dec. 3, and required to wear a GPS monitor. Two stay away orders were also put into place for Barber that restricted him from being near the crime scene and being in the District for anything other than court appearances.
Barber’s defense attorney, Mani Golzari, told Judge Danya Dayson that Barber worked for a flooring company and needed the freedom to do flooring jobs in the district in order to make money.
Golzari requested the stay away order for all of DC be lifted and the stay away order for the area surrounding the crime scene stay in place.
Golzari said Barber would have to forego any jobs that were within the area surrounding the crime scene.
The prosecution did not object to the request as long as Barber was only allowed within the district during specific work hours and it was pre-approved by pre-trial services.
Judge Danya Dayson agreed to modify the stay away order to reflect both the defense and prosecution’s requests.
Barber is scheduled for a felony status conference on Jan. 31, 2020.