Hearing for Murder Case Continues Due to Defendant’s Illness

By Christopher Sivak [former] - April 20, 2023
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A trial readiness hearing was rescheduled on April 19 because a defendant was sick.

Carlos Kinney, 23, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, first-degree burglary while armed, carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business in violation of the Second Emergency Act of 2014, obstructing or preventing or interfering with reports or requests for assistance from law enforcement, and robbery while armed for allegedly shooting Resha Blount, 25.

The incident allegedly occurred on April 30, 2020, on the 900 block of New Jersey Avenue, NW.

According to court documents, Blount was shot in a bedroom after failing to pay a drug dealer for weed.

Kinney did not appear for court because of an undisclosed illness.

During the hearing, counsel also said they may be willing to accept a plea offer, leading DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein to hold off the jury selection.

The parties are scheduled to return April 20 for a status hearing.