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After Attorney Departs, Defense Wants Separate Trial for Suspected Carjackers
DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro told parties on July 6 she’d consider a severance motion after a co-defendant’s attorney withdrew, causing delays in a carjacking case. Lamar Stephens, 39, and Peguy Sikadi, 32, are charged with armed carjacking, 11 counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, five counts of robbery while armed, five counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction for their alleged involvement in the armed robbery and carjacking of five victims on May 26, at the 2000 block of 13th Street, NW. Read more »