Judge Denies Curfew Request for Murder Defendants 

By Lindsay Mutzman - June 26, 2024
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Parties met on June 21 before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein to request a curfew instead of home confinement in a co-defendant shooting.

Charles Jeter, 38, and Kevin Sewell, 33, are charged with first-degree murder while armed, and Sewell is additionally charged with possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. These charges stem from their alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 46-year-old Kevin Robinson on Nov. 30, 2014, on the 600 block of Edgewood Street, NE. Robinson was Sewell’s father.

Both Jeter and Sewell have been released but are under home confinement and GPS monitoring. 

Joseph Fay, Sewell’s defense attorney, asked Judge Epstein to grant his client a curfew, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., which would allow him to leave his home to get a job and help out with his daughter.

Carrie Weletz, Jeter’s defense attorney, also requested that her client be granted the same curfew. 

According to court documents, Sewell and Robinson had been “beefing” for sometime before Robinson’s murder. Sewell allegedly said to a witness, “You know how he was treating me, bro,” and that Robinson had it coming. 

Judge Epstein denied the request, stating that “circumstances haven’t changed.” He said he would revisit this topic the next time the parties meet. 

Parties are slated to reconvene on Sept. 20.