Judge Issues Warrant in Suspected Gang-Related Homicide

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 3, 2018
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A DC Superior Court judge issued a bench warrant Nov. 29 for a man who was allegedly involved in a 2015 homicide that the prosecution says was gang-related.

Joshua Artis is wanted for first-degree murder while armed and related gun charges for his alleged involvement in the death of 28-year-old Ryan Addison on the 200 block of Elmira Street, SW.

Artis is also charged with conspiracy and obstruction of justice.

According to a grand jury indictment, Artis is a member of the Imperial Gangsta Bloods also known as IGB, “a criminal organization operating in the United States, including in Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia.”

The indictment states that a regional IGB leader “authorized” Artis to travel from Virginia to Washington, DC to kill Addison, who they believed killed Rodney Davis, a friend of theirs. Davis was fatally shot on the Unit block of Galveston Place, SW in 2015.