Judge Moves Murder Trial to 2019

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 18, 2018
Court | Homicides | Suspects | Uncategorized |

Washington D.C. Superior Court Judge Craig Iscoe recently rescheduled a murder trial from July 9 to Sept. 16, 2019.

Judge Iscoe changed the trial’s date because the current prosecutor, Glenn Kirschner, was scheduled to retire at the same time.

The defendant, Taron Anthony Oliver, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting his stepfather, Nathanial Williams, in 1995. Williams,41, was arrested several times for domestic violence.

Oliver, 43, said he discovered Williams’ body when he stopped by the house, where he stayed, to feed his dog.

Williams was found dead in a bedroom with five gunshot wounds in his head. According to documents from the Metropolitan Police Department, there were no signs of forced entry.

A witness told police she heard gunshots and saw Oliver ditch an object that looked like a weapon when he left the house.

Oliver is currently in the High Intensity Supervision Program with a 10 p.m. curfew.