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Justin Ancheta [former]
- March 24, 2022
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A DC Superior Court judge released a homicide defendant less than one month after the deadly shooting at the center of the case occurred.
On the night of March 8, officers found 56-year-old James Jackson, Jr. on the 3400 block of Sherman Avenue, NW, suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Dawit Guevara was apprehended by responding officers. The 28-year-old suspect is now charged with second-degree murder while armed.
During the most recent hearing for this case on March 23, the prosecutor said they are no longer opposed to Guevara being released from DC Jail.
Members of Jackson’s family attended the proceedings remotely and pleaded for the court not to release the defendant. Still, Judge Rainey Brandt agreed to release Guevara into the High Intensity Supervision Program. He will be required to wear a GPS monitor and refrain from possessing or purchasing firearms.
Parties are scheduled to reconvene on April 19 for a preliminary hearing, which will serve to assess if the case has enough evidence to go to trial.
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