Judge Grants Motion to Sever Co-Defendants in Homicide Case

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On March 6, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a homicide defendant’s request to sever his case from a co-defendant’s.

Terrance Prue, 23, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, and three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 39-year-old Bruce Gilmore. The incident took place on the 3500 block of 22nd Street, SE, on June 5, 2019. One other individual suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Prue’s co-defendant, Miguel Gibson, 21, is charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly making false statements to the police.

Judge Raffinan ruled from her chambers to sever the two co-defendants. According to court documents, while Gibson’s case is linked to Prue’s case, the severance is justified by the possibility that Gibson would be called as a witness during Prue’s trial.

Gibson has stated in court documents that he intends to assert his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination and does not wish to testify at Prue’s trial. The court found that scheduling his trial before Prue’s trial would resolve any such issues.

Parties are slated to reconvene on April 26.

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