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By
Mia Febles [former]
, Nicole Hansen [former] - February 20, 2024
Court
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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On Feb. 16, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe approved a defendant’s motion to modify her release conditions.
LaRhonda Stewart, 32, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for her alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 35-year-old Tierra Corbett on May 16, 2023 on the 1400 block of Fairmont Street, NW.
On Feb. 9, Kevann Gardner, Stewart’s defense attorney, filed a motion for modification of a detention order requesting her curfew be lifted and GPS monitoring be removed, because Stewart is trying to get a job.
The prosecution opposed the motion, adding that Stewart remains a danger to Corbett’s family.
However, Judge O’Keefe granted the motion, stating that because the stay-away order was still in place for the victim’s family, the defendant’s GPS tracking should be modified to allow her to maintain employment.
Parties are set to reconvene on March 8.