During a felony arraignment Nov. 9, a courtroom clerk read a murder defendant’s indictment, which included multiple counts of murder in connection to the death of a 23-year-old woman.
Ashton Briscoe was indicted on 10 counts, including felony murder while armed, first-degree murder while armed, kidnapping while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged role in the shooting death of Kerrice Lewis on the 800 block of Adrian Street, SE in 2017.
Cell data shows Briscoe, 23; Marcel Vines, 22; and Malique Lewis, 21, at the crime scene at the time of the murder, according to court documents. Furthermore, data shows the defendants were in contact with each other. Lewis’ death was allegedly in retaliation for the death of Ronzay Green, 23, who was also killed on Dec. 28, 2017.
Witnesses told police that Vines believed Lewis was responsible for Green’s death because, apparently, she set him up to get robbed, the documents said.
Vines and Malique are also charged with first-degree murder while armed for their alleged involvement in Lewis’ death. The co-defendants have a preliminary hearing on Dec. 23.
Briscoe, who has not been paired with Vines and Malique, is scheduled for a status hearing on Jan. 18, 2019.
