On Oct. 19, a felony arraignment for a homicide defendant was rescheduled after he refused to get off the bus at DC Superior Court.
Jerome Israel, 19, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder, two counts of carrying a pistol without a license, two counts of unauthorized use of a vehicle, unlawful discharge of a firearm, and two counts of destruction of property, for his alleged involvement in the death of ChaQuan Barbett, 24, on Aug. 23, 2022. The incident occurred on the 2300 block of Minnesota Avenue, SE.
Israel’s defense attorney, Janai Reed, had no explanation why Israel would refuse to attend his hearing.
Israel was ultimately transported back to the jail.
He is scheduled to return Oct. 26 and arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan.
