Judge Finds Probable Cause in Summer Homicide

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 28, 2018
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A District of Columbia magistrate judge found probable cause and ordered a teenager held without bond Sept. 28 for his alleged involvement in a summer homicide.

Kewon Hunter is charged with second-degree murder while armed for the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Dion Boyd on the 1400 block of Maryland Avenue, NE in July.

A lawyer on behalf of Hunter, 19, argued against the probable cause finding noting that officers on the case relied on “street gossip” and a general identification that noted the suspect had an afro, a black sweatshirt and pants.

The prosecutor agreed that the identification was “circumstantial”; however, she argued other evidence solidified the government’s position. According to the prosecution, the defendant’s phone has a picture of him wearing a black sweatshirt and pants and holding a gun.

Judge Heide Herrmann found probable cause based on the “number of corroborated factors” cited in documents detailing the police’s investigation. Furthermore, she ordered Hunter held without bond and noted that the defendant is currently charged with burglary while armed in an unrelated case that was opened on Sept. 7.

Hunter is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Oct. 19.