Defendant Indicted in Homicide Case

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A defendant who is charged in two separate homicide cases was indicted on multiple charges in his first case.

Antoine Turner, 28, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder while armed in connection with the shootings of Demeitri Anderson. On Nov. 29, 2020, Anderson, 23, was shot 13 times on the 4500 block of Benning Road, SE.

Turner is also charged in a second homicide that occurred less than a month later. On Nov. 3, 2020, Demetrius Benson, 24, was shot in the armpit on the 4500 block of Dix Street, NE.

Turner was arraigned on one count of first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction and carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business during the June 1 hearing.

The prosecution and defense have not discussed a plea deal since the last hearing but evidentiary information has been provided to Turner’s defense counsel. The prosecutor mentioned a plethora of surveillance videos from the incident citing as the reason to place the status hearing around six weeks out to give the defense a reasonable amount of time to review the evidence.

The arrangement ended with a status hearing being scheduled for July 21.

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