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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- February 23, 2018
Court
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Homicides
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Suspects
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A Metropolitan Police Department officer testified Feb. 22 to pursuing a vehicle that crashed and led to the arrest of Steven Pugh and Maricco Knight for the alleged shooting death of Marcellus Green.
Pugh and Knight were allegedly inside the vehicle that police identified as being involved in a drive-by shooting on the 3200 block of 28th Street, SE in 2015. There was a third passenger in the vehicle, Dominique Williams, who is charged with first-degree murder while armed. Knight, 22, is charged with accessory to a murder while armed and Pugh, 22, took a plea deal for the homicide.
The prosecution said Knight was arrested but later released because Pugh identified the shooter as Williams, who was not apprehended on the night of the shooting. However, charges against Knight were brought back when he was accused of aiding Williams, 24, while police were looking for him. There has not been any testimony to the validity of the prosecution’s statements.
The officer told the jury that she joined the chase in pursuit of a silver four door sedan registered to Pugh’s girlfriend, which was identified as Pugh’s girlfriend’s Honda Accord. The prosecution played camera footage showing the vehicle chase and car crash, as well as footage of the police officer running on foot to arrest the suspects.
In addition, another officer told the jury he recovered a semi-automatic gun that he believed was the to weapon used in Green’s homicide. A witness spotted the gun on the ground while he was driving through the area.
The trial is expected to continue on Feb. 26.