IHOP manager says he spoke to shooter after 2015 drive-by

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 28, 2018
Court | Homicides | Suspects |

A manager at an IHOP Restaurant in Southeast D.C. testified to speaking with the man who shot and killed Marcellus Green. However, the manager said he could not identify the man because the encounter happened nearly three years ago.

Dominique Williams is charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection with a drive-by shooting that happened on the 3200 block of 28th Street, SE in 2015. Williams,24, was allegedly in the car with two other individuals, Maricco Knight, 22,who is charged with accessory after the fact to an assault with the intent to kill and accessory after the fact to murder. Steven Pugh,22, accepted a plea deal for the homicide and is awaiting sentencing.

The manager, who works at an IHOP on Alabama Avenue, said he was working at the restaurant on the night of Sept. 18, 2015, when he heard sirens outside. He told the jury that he saw a silver Honda Accord speeding down the road and several cop cars racing behind it.

Shortly after seeing the chase, the manager said he stepped outside for a smoke break when he noticed a man walking towards him. He said the man had a large phone and was wearing sagging blue pants that showed green boxers.

According to the manager, the man “bragged” to someone on the phone that he was just in a car chase with the police after shooting a man. The manager said the man said he felt bad because other people were arrested even though he was the shooter.

According to the manager, the man told him and another IHOP employee that he shot someone because they looked at him the wrong way. The manager said the man left in a white convertible. To corroborate the manager’s testimony, the prosecution played camera footage from outside the restaurant that showed a man with a large phone and sagging pants get into a vehicle before driving off.

The trial is expected to continue on Feb. 28.