Judge Denies Bond, Indictment Still Pending for Murder Defendants

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 20, 2018
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A DC Superior Court judge found Sept. 18 probable cause against two murder defendants regarding a homicide that occurred earlier this year.

Kevin Carter, 30, and Keith Sweptson, 30, are charged with first-degree murder for allegedly assaulting Yusef Turner inside the Spring laundromat on the 3500 block of Georgia Avenue, NW.

According to court documents, a witness told detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department that there was a physical altercation between Sweptson and Turner, 33, one week before the homicide. Sweptson tried to rob the decedent, but lost the gun when Turner fought back.

Sweptson and Carter allegedly attacked the decedent with a large wooden stick. Surveillance video captured the entire incident.

 Judge Craig Iscoe granted the prosecution a continuance to seek a grand jury indictment.

The judge also ordered the prosecution to provide all documentation on the case to the defense by Oct. 12.

A felony status conference is scheduled on Nov. 18.