Homicide Co-Defendant Pending Release to Georgia

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During a Nov. 4 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt said she plans to grant a homicide co-defendant release back home to Georgia under the high-intensity supervision program (HISP) upon approval from Georgia.

On April 21, 2020, brothers, Daivion Williams, 24, and Dijon Williams, 23, allegedly opened fire on 30-year-old Nurudeen Thomas on the 4100 block of 14th Street, NW. Thomas was transported to Washington Hospital Center where he succumbed to his injuries later that morning on Oct. 20, 2020.

Steven Washington, 23, was also apprehended for his alleged role in the homicide but was not mentioned because he was indicted on the behalf of a grand jury. He is charged with first-degree murder while armed, conspiracy to commit murder, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and carrying a pistol without a license.

Washington’s defense attorney Quo Judkins requested his release on 24-hour home confinement at his mother’s residential home in Georgia.

According to defense counsel, Washington has no prior confinement history.

Judge Brandt recognized Washington has no prior confinement history, but she said he has a criminal arrest history.

However, she is okay with his release conditions because a detective from Georgia, who is familiar with the case, is housing Dijon Williams in Monroe Georgia County Jail.

Washington will be held in the DC jail for the next two weeks until Georgia authorities approve his release with DC pretrial services.

The next hearing is scheduled for Jan. 10, 2023, and the new trial date is scheduled for June 5, 2023.

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