Judge Continues Trial Readiness Hearing for Murder Case

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A DC Superior Court judge continued a March 12 trial readiness hearing for a murder case. 

Kewon Hunter, 19, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, conspiracy, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and carrying a pistol without a license. He and his co-defendant, Stephon Evans, 19, are charged in connection with the shooting of 21-year-old Dion DeMarco Boyd on July 30, 2018, on the 1400 block of Maryland Avenue, NE. 

His co-defendant, whose case was not heard today, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, conspiracy, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and assault with the intention to kill while armed.

The trial readiness hearing for Evans and Hunter’s case is set for April 7.

Evans is also charged with first-degree murder while armed, conspiracy to commit a crime of violence, assault with intent to kill while armed, and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence in the death of 21-year-old Michael Taylor on the 1700 block of Benning Road, NE on Jan. 12, 2019. He is being charged along with four other defendants in that case.

Vanessa Sousa wrote this article.

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