Grand Jury Indicts Man in 2016 Murder Case

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 26, 2018
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A murder defendant pleaded not guilty after he was formally indicted Sept. 26 for his alleged role in the murder of a man that police found buried under leaves and a wooden board in 2016.

Eunise Roosevelt Melton is charged with first-degree murder while armed for the fatal shooting of Jerimi Meade on the 400 block of Burbank Street, SE.

According to court documents, Meade’s body was found in a wooded area behind an apartment building on Burbank street. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner noted that Meade, 29, suffered from multiple blunt force trauma injuries to the head, brain and face. According to the medical examiner, the murder weapon may have been a hammer.

Apparently, Meade, Melton, 63, and another person lived in an apartment together on Burbank street. 

According to court documents, on the day Meade was killed, the third roommate told police that Melton was cleaning the living room. When the witness inquired further, Melton allegedly said,” I’m cleaning up DNA.” The witness said Meade and Melton argued about missing property, frequently.

Following the indictment, Roosevelt asserted his constitutional right to a speedy trial, which is scheduled to begin on Sept. 16, 2019.

Melton is scheduled for a status hearing on Jan. 8, 2019.