Judge Grants Continuance in Murder Case

By Ashley Brown [former] - October 7, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing | Suspects | Victims |

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun granted a continuance to parties involved in a 2021 murder case.

Weyneice Ellis, 30, is charged with second-degree murder in connection to the stabbing of 41-year-old, Talaya Wright on the 600 block of Parkland Place, SE on Oct. 7, 2021. 

During an Oct. 7 hearing, Ellis’ defense attorney, Quo Mieko Judkins, requested a continuance, saying she was awaiting mental health documents necessary to the case.

According to court documents,  Ellis walked past officers from the Metropolitan Police Department bearing bloody hands and a bloody knife. The officers noticed the defendant’s hands and wrists were cut and transported her to an area hospital for treatment before arresting her that night.

Ellis and Wright allegedly engaged in an altercation at the Crown Station on the 3000 block of Martin Luther King Junior Avenue, SE earlier that day regarding their inability to panhandle there anymore, which prevented the two from collecting money to support their drug habits.

The defendant reportedly blamed Wright for this ban, creating conflict between the women. 

A witness at the gas station reported that the defendant allegedly pulled out a knife and said she was going to “poke that bitch up.”

According to court documents, a witness said the women had been fighting all day. The fight allegedly began with a “tug-of-war,” with a golf club, which was retrieved from the scene. 

The victim reportedly did not possess a knife or any other weapons.

Five witnesses watched the fight break out between the women, according to court documents.

Ellis and counsel are expected to return to court on Nov. 14  as they await documents assessing the defendant’s mental health. The case is pending a Grand Jury.

The defendant is being held without bail.