Judge Finds Probable Cause Defendant Killed Baby

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 4, 2018
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A DC Superior Court judge found probable cause against a murder defendant for allegedly killing a baby.

James Embre is charged with felony murder for killing 2-year-old Aceyson Ahmad on the 3400 block of A Street, SE in April. Apparently, Embre, 25, was caring for Ahmad and his sister prior to the crime.

Judge Juliet McKenna found probable cause based on the nature of the injuries sustained by Ahmad and the defendant’s presence in the boy’s bedroom.

During the preliminary hearing Nov. 27, the prosecution questioned a detective who investigated the crime scene.

The detective said the boy’s injuries could not have resulted from “falling from the bunk bed,” but rather a more significant force.

The detective also said he spoke to an inmate who supposedly had a conversation with the defendant after the incident. The inmate told the detective that during his conversation with Embre, the defendant admitted to hitting the daughter because she disturbed the baby’s sleep.

The detective said the inmate and Embre’s girlfriend’s daughter told him that Embre hit the baby because he wouldn’t go back to sleep. 

However, the defense accused the daughter of lying and the inmate of being a “jailhouse snitch,” who was only interested in the case for his own benefit.

Embre is scheduled for a status hearing on Jan. 23, 2019.