Homicide Defendant Pending Review For Release

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On Nov. 29, defense attorney Brian McDaniel said his client is under review for release due to his active and good conduct at the DC Jail’s Central Detention Facility.

Jalen Browne, 21, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder while armed for the deaths of 22-year-old Jovan Hill Jr. and 19-year-old Tariq Riley. Both victims were shot in the back on the afternoon of July 25, 2021, on the 100 block of Q Street, NW on grounds of an apartment complex in the Truxton Circle neighborhood. A third victim walked into a local hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the torso.

Browne is pending a plea offer for two counts of second-degree murder while armed totaling 20 years in prison.

The prosecutor mentioned that he isn’t planning to test any of the DNA evidence.

McDaniel said Browne will not be conducting independent DNA testing either.

McDaniel also gave a letter to DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun that came from Browne’s mother.

The next hearing will be a trial readiness hearing scheduled for Jan. 13.

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