Prosecution to Return iPad to Murder Defendant’s Daughter

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Investigators collected an iPad, which belongs to a murder defendant’s daughter, as evidence in a case that occurred in February. But, during a felony status conference on Dec. 12, counsel agreed that the iPad had “no evidentiary value” and should be returned. Brandon Randall is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 30-year-old David Elijah Brandon on the 4300 block of Georgia Avenue, NW on Feb. 24. Brandon was a resident of Burtonsville, Md., which is located in Montgomery County, Md. A prosecutor said she did not believe there was a “good faith basis” to investigate the contents of the iPad. Brandon’s defense attorney, Ieshaah Murphy, said the defense does not object to returning the iPad to Randall’s daughter. During the same status conference, the prosecutor said that “the investigation is progressing” and she expects to indict Randall before mid-April. DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman scheduled Randall’s trial to begin on Oct. 13, 2020. Randall is scheduled for another felony status conference on Feb. 28, 2020.

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