Judge Holds Defendant in 2020 Homicide

By Kasey Nguyen [former] - October 6, 2023
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On Oct. 6, during presentments, DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe held a homicide defendant without bond based on the current and prior charges against him.

Guy Johnson, 56, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his involvement in a shooting on the 1600 block of 19th Street, SE, on March 25, 2020 when he allegedly murdered 28-year-old Kriston Robinson. 

According to police documents, Robinson was found by Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers unconscious and not breathing in the driver’s seat of her vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head. She was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Kevin Mosley, Johnson’s defense attorney, presented an eyewitness statement saying suspect was approximately five-feet-six-to-five-feet-seven-inches tall weighing approximately 200 pounds. Mosley says Johnson does not match that description.

Mosley entered a not guilty plea on behalf of his client saying there is no probable cause he committed the crime.

The prosecution said that while there are some height inconsistencies, it’s “very clear who the suspect was.”

Judge Pipe said even though here are “too many discrepancies” in the height descriptors they don’t ultimately matter, ruling in favor of probable cause.

In addition to the DC cases, Judge Pipe noted Johnson has three total fugitive charges, two hailing from Maryland and one from Virginia. She said those charges do not make her feel confident in releasing Johnson under personal recognizance. 

Judge Pipe held Johnson without bond and he is scheduled to appear before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein for a preliminary hearing on Nov. 1.