Defendant Pleads Not Guilty to Fatal Stabbing, Again

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 6, 2018
Court | Homicides | Suspects |

On Aug. 3, a murder defendant underwent a second felony arraignment after he received a second indictment for the murder of a woman in 2014.

Tracy Womack

Mark Kenyatta Bowser, Jr., who was initially indicted in June of 2015, received two additional charges. Bowser, 39, allegedly stabbed Tracy Womack, 39, on the 4600 block of Benning Road, SE in 2014. Womack died at a near-by hospital hours later.

The two additional charges are of obstruction of justice. Apparently, Bowser tried to intimidate a witness from testifying. He is also charged with first-degree murder while armed, carrying a dangerous weapon and assault with a dangerous weapon outside a home or place of business.

The defendant pled not guilty. Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff rescheduled the trial from Jan. 29  to May 13, 2019. The trial had been rescheduled three times before, according to court records. 

A status hearing is scheduled on Nov. 16.

More about the case

According to court documents, Bowser, who is also known as “Piggy,” entered Womack’s apartment and went to her bedroom while she was sleeping.

A witness said Bowser stabbed Womack as she screamed for help. When a neighbor from down the street came to assist, Bowser also assaulted the neighbor while he was leaving the scene.

A detective testified, during a preliminary hearing on Oct. 7, 2014,that the victim was stabbed more than 40 times.

The victim was found unconscious with her pants pulled down. Bowser was arrested two days after Womack’s death.

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