A DC Superior Court judge set trial dates for a defendant in a 2018 murder case.
Antonio Jackson is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 52-year-old Maria Antoinette Evans to death on March 29, 2018, on the 500 block of Oakwood Street, SE.
The trial is expected to last five to seven days. The prosecution plans to call 15-20 witnesses: three to four medical examiners and DNA experts and eight to 12 law enforcement officers and civilians.
Jury selection is expected to take up two days. Jury selections are planned to be made the week before the trial starts.
Judge Michael Ryan scheduled trial dates for Feb. 11-25, 2022.
The defendant rejected a plea offer in 2019. He is currently being held at DC Jail.
Jackson, 35, is also charged with carrying a dangerous weapon in this case.
Lauren Pelzner wrote this article.
