Co-defendants in Murder Case Plead Guilty

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 9, 2018
Court | Homicides | Suspects |

On Aug. 8, two co-defendants pleaded guilty to their respective roles in a murder case.

Michael “Mike” Jones and Khalil “Boogie” Davis admitted to fatally shooting Omar Rogers on the 2200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE in 2017.

According to a proffer of facts submitted during the plea hearing, Rogers, 25, performed with his band, the “AJA Band,” at Uniontown Bar and Grill where Jones, 23, and Davis, 22, were also in attendance. After the club closed, Rogers had a brief verbal altercation with Jones and Davis in a parking lot behind the establishment.

A second altercation ensued after Rogers backed his car into Davis’ car, a 2001 red Oldsmobile Intrigue, when he was attempting to pull out of his parking spot.  

Jones followed Rogers on foot to a nearby parking lot and fired seven shots within close range at Rogers. Jones then ran to Davis’ car, which was parked directly behind Rogers’ car, and jumped into the rear passenger seat. The two fled the scene.

A witness transported Rogers to a hospital, where he died soon after.   

Jones pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed. Davis pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact of second-degree murder while armed.

Per the terms of the plea agreements, the prosecution dropped all other charges and requested that DC Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff sentence the co-defendants within the range provided by the sentencing guidelines. 

According to the sentencing guidelines, Jones could receive a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison with five additional years on supervised release. Davis could receive a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison with three additional years on supervised release.  Following their prison terms, both men are required to register as gun offenders.

The defendants’ sentencing hearings are scheduled on Oct. 12.