Judge Issues Warrant for Manslaughter Convict

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 29, 2018
Court | Homicides | Suspects |

After violating probation and failing to appear in court, a judge issued June 22 a warrant for the arrest of a man who was previously convicted of murder.

Per the parameters of his 2007 plea bargain, James “Doo Doo” Yarborough pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter for his role in the fatal shooting of Edward Crockett Jr. on the 2000 block of Langston Place, SE in 2000.

According to court documents, witnesses told police “Doo Doo” and another unnamed person were selling drugs near the scene of the crime. Apparently, while Crockett, 50, was trying to buy cocaine, Yarborough attempted to rob him and ultimately shot him in the head.

Crockett was brought to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. The medical examiner noted the bullet pierced Crockett’s brain.

Yarborough, 38, was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison and subsequently five years on probation. The terms of his probation included anger management and drug testing.

Court services told D.C. Superior Court Judge Erik Christian that Yarborough recently tested positive for heroin and cocaine. Furthermore, Yarborough was placed in rehabilitation and was unsuccessfully discharged three times.

Yarborough was not present in court. The defense told the judge he had not seen or heard from his client.