Judge Continues Co-Defendant Murder Case

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 26, 2019
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A DC Superior Court judge postponed a hearing for a murder case on June 26. 

Kevon Pinkett and Keith Johnson are charged with second-degree murder while armed for their alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of Edwin Richardson on the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE on April 5. 

During the June 26 hearing, both counsel requested that Judge Dayna Dayson continue the preliminary hearing that was scheduled to occur on June 26 to Aug. 16. Counsel didn’t discuss why they wanted to continue the hearing in open court. 

Surveillance footage shows Richardson being assaulted by four men, according to court documents.

Richardson was initially captured on camera being chased by four suspects, documents state. The men involved in the incident chased Richardson into an intersection and surrounded him.

Apparently, the men took turns striking Richardson with a milk crate and then throwing it at him. One man threw an unknown shiny object at Richardson which caused him to lose his balance.

In the the footage, Pinkett and Johnson were seen “rifling through [Richardson’s] clothing,” according to court documents. The suspects then fled the scene, leaving Richardson laying motionless on the street. 

Pinkett and Johnson were the only two suspects apprehended.

During an interview with police, Johnson said he was not the one who stabbed Richardson and was not sure who did. He told police that Richardson was the only one with a knife. Johnson said he knocked Richardson’s knife out of his hand with the milk crate.