DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman issued a bench warrant for a murder defendant on probation in a hearing on Jan. 30.
Carlos Turner, 28, was sentenced on June 5, 2025 to three years of supervised probation for second-degree murder while armed and conspiracy to commit a crime of violence for his involvement in the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Michael Taylor on the 1700 block of Benning Road, NE, on Jan. 12, 2019. Two additional victims were injured during the shooting.
According to prosecutors, while on probation, Turner was charged with a new case in Virginia. The prosecution requested that Judge Edelman revoke Turner’s probation due to him failing multiple drug tests and the new case against him..
Michael Bruckheim, Turner’s defense attorney, had no objections to the prosecution’s request.
Judge Edelman said he could not revoke Turner’s probation because he was not physically present at the hearing, due to his detention in Virginia. The judge issued a bench warrant in order to return Turner to DC for further proceedings.
Parties plan to reconvene when Turner returns to DC.
