Curfew Lifted for Second-Degree Murder Suspect

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 11, 2018
Court | Homicides | Suspects |

During a status hearing June 11, the presiding judge in a homicide case involving a man accused of second-degree murder ruled in favor of removing his curfew, which has been in place for the past three years.

Defense attorney Dominique Winters argued that Brian Jackson was “an exemplary defendant” who has been in accordance with the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP). Jackson, 29, has been compliant with the court’s orders and continues to “attend his meetings,” she said.

Jackson told DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson that he was a commercial driver with a Class B license but due to his inability to attend night classes  he lost his job.

Jackson is charged with allegedly stabbing Joshua Steele, 23, on the 600 block of Alabama Avenue, SE in 2015 .

Judge Dayson agreed to lift Jackson’s curfew but left him on the Global Positioning System (GPS), which tracks his movement.

Jackson is scheduled for a status hearing on Aug. 16.