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Jay McDonald [former]
- February 8, 2022
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A murder defendant’s attorney raised issues with redacted transcripts during the case’s most recent hearing.
Demetrius Void is accused of shooting 24-year-old Anthony Daniel Lawson to death on Sept. 25, 2018. A witness reported being told that Void pulled a gun on a family member at a gas station near the 6200 block of Eastern Avenue, NE, demanding the keys, according to court documents. Void, 34, then allegedly returned and shot Lawson.
The following April, Void was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed. He has been held at DC Jail ever since.
Defense attorney Matthew Davies raised issues with the redacted transcripts during a Feb. 7 hearing. Davies said that witnesses had been contradicting themselves in their testimony and would like to compare the initial interviews with detectives to the ones from the grand jury proceedings.
Davies has filed a motion to compel, which the prosecution opposes and plans to respond to in writing.
A formal plea offer hasn’t been extended but DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt encouraged parties to discuss one before their next hearing, which is scheduled for March 24.
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