Defense Attorneys Request Continuance for Hearing

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 2, 2019
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A defense attorney requested a week’s extension for a preliminary hearing because of plea negotiations.

Kevon Pinkett and Keith Johnson are charged with second-degree murder while armed for their alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of Edwin Richardson on the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE on April 5.

According to Johnson’s defense attorney, Dominique Winters, counsel is working on a possible plea agreement. She said there were provisions that needed tweaking. The hearing was rescheduled to Oct. 3.

Johnson also has a misdemeanor for a bail violation. Winters requested the misdemeanor be added to DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson’s court calendar. The misdemeanor would be dismissed if a plea agreement is accepted.

As of Oct. 2, DC Courts’ website does not state if a plea agreement has been accepted by the defendant.

Richardson was initially captured on camera being chased by four suspects, court documents state. The men involved in the incident chased Richardson into an intersection and surrounded him.

Apparently, the men took turns striking Richardson with a milk crate and then throwing it at him. One man threw an unknown shiny object at Richardson which caused him to lose his balance.

In the the footage, Pinkett and Johnson were seen “rifling through [Richardson’s] clothing,” according to court documents. The suspects then fled the scene, leaving Richardson laying motionless on the street.

Pinkett and Johnson were the only two suspects apprehended.

During an interview with police, Johnson said he was not the one who stabbed Richardson and was not sure who did. He told police that Richardson was the only one with a knife. Johnson said he knocked Richardson’s knife out of his hand with the milk crate.