DC Judge Transfers Murder Defendant to Maryland

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 11, 2019
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A DC Superior Court judged ordered the transfer of a murder defendant to Maryland to handle attempted murder, assault and gun charges before addressing his murder charge in the District of Columbia.

Reginald Turner is charged in with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged role in the death of 37-year-old Malik Muhammad on the 800 block of Taylor Street, NE on November 26, 2018.

During the hearing April 11, a prosecutor said that Turner, 34, had second-degree attempted murder charges in Prince George’s County, Maryland from an incident involving a police chase. For that reason, Turner would be transferred to Maryland so his charges could be resolved. According to court documents, the police chase Turner was involved in left multiple officers injured.

DC Superior Court Judge Craig Iscoe said he would continue to hold Turner without bail before his transfer to Maryland so that his time in jail could be credited if he were convicted of murder.

According to court documents, DC police officers stopped Turner, who was driving a black Hummer, on the Beltway. DC police then called Prince George’s County officers to assist in an arrest because the officers believed Turner was involved in the murder. Turner then began to fight the officers and sped away, striking officers from Prince George’s County with his car. Police chased Turner for nearly 20 miles before arresting him.

County police also found a 9mm handgun in Turner’s car, which a firearms expert, said he believed matched the shell casings found at the scene of Muhammad’s murder in DC.

Even though a preliminary hearing is scheduled on April 18 in DC Superior Court, Judge Iscoe said it would be cancelled because of the transfer.