A DC Superior Court judge continued a hearing for an 18-year-old homicide defendant to late July to see if COVID-19 restrictions would be lifted, allowing more courtroom availability.
Malik Holston is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the death of 15-year-old Gerald Watson. On Dec. 13, 2018, Watson was found on the 2900 block of Knox Place, SE with 17 gunshot wounds. Holston was 16 at the time of his arrest.
During the March 9 proceedings, Judge Danya Dayson suggested that parties schedule another hearing because the earliest trial date they could set was not until October of 2022. Parties agreed to wait.
In the meantime, a trial readiness hearing is scheduled for July 26.
Holston is also charged with possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and carrying a pistol without a license in this case.
