A defendant, accused of helping her boyfriend avoid arrest for his involvement in a homicide, pleaded guilty before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on Oct. 2.
Keevasayah Polite, 23, was originally charged with four counts of accessory after the fact while armed and obstructing justice while armed for her involvement in assisting her boyfriend avoid arrest for a homicide in 2021.
Polite’s boyfriend, Nyjell Outler, 22, was convicted by a jury on March 18 of voluntary manslaughter while armed, aggravated assault while armed, and two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Demetris Johnson at a gender reveal party on March 20, 2021 on the unit block of Madison Street, NE.
Prosecutors alerted Judge Park they had reached an agreement with Polite. The deal requires Polite to complete 72 hours of community service within six months, and in exchange the prosecution will dismiss the case.
The prosecution stated that if this case had gone to trial they would’ve proven beyond a reasonable doubt that on or about March 26, 2021 Polite knowingly made a false report to MPD about her boyfriend’s whereabouts, who was on GPS monitoring. Moreover, Polite didn’t state to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) that earlier that day he came to her residence and cut off his ankle monitor.
The parties are slated to reconvene on April 7.
