A DC Superior Court judge ordered April 18 the prosecution to hand over discovery evidence.
MacArthur Venable is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged role in the death of 34-year-old James Eric Ferrell on the Unit block of Massachusetts Avenue, NE on Oct. 31, 2018.
Judge Danya Dayson told the prosecution to give the defense camera footage from the Metropolitan Police Department officers’ who responded to the scene by May 3. According to the defense, the footage was requested previously but never delivered. A specific date of when the defense first requested the footage was not disclosed.
According to court documents, Venable and Ferrell got into a verbal altercation that turned physical. Apparently, someone tried to separate the men, but Venable and Ferrell got into another fight. When the same individual tried to separate the men again, Venable began shooting at Ferrell.
Venable, 34, is scheduled to be arraigned on Sept. 19.
