DC Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean granted a carjacking defendant on home confinement permission to attend his grandmother’s funeral at a hearing on Feb. 18.
Kavon Johnson, 19, is charged with unarmed carjacking committed against a transportation provider, assault with intent to commit robbery committed against a transportation provider, strangulation, and threatening to kidnap or injure a person for his alleged involvement in an incident on Dec. 13, 2025 on the 4600 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SW.
At the hearing, Johnson’s attorney, Janai Reed, requested a change in her client’s conditions of home confinement to allow him to attend his grandmother’s funeral in Maryland.
Judge McLean asked that the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) confirm the funeral was in fact scheduled. Reed said she personally reached out to the funeral director to confirm the details of the funeral.
The judge approved temporary modification to Johnson’s home confinement, allowing him to attend the funeral from 8 a. m- to-4 p. m. on Feb. 20. Apart from the funeral, Johnson will remain on home confinement.
Additionally, Judge McLean said parties received a report from the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) on Feb. 10 after she ordered Johnson undergo a mental competency evaluation on Jan. 7.. Judge Mclean ruled that Johnson was competent to stand trial in that he understands the proceedings and the case could proceed.
Parties are slated to reconvene on April 1.
