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Mia Febles
- January 22, 2024
Homicides
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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On Jan. 22, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun granted a homicide defendant’s request for release.
Lamar Wright, 20, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Derrick Thomas on May 2, 2023, on the 400 block of Condon Terrace, SE.
Sylivia Smith, Wright’s defense attorney, filed for his release on Oct. 30, which was granted by Judge Okun. He remained detained in another unrelated matter.
According to Smith, Wright is expected to be released from the other matter on Jan. 25. Smith’s mission in court was to determine the defendant’s eligibility for home confinement with unsupervised release in connection to this case. In her request, Smith asked that the defendant be allowed to leave home confinement for legal visits as long as he coordinates with the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) beforehand.
PSA deemed Wright eligible for release, with the confirmation of an address, which was provided in court by a family member. Wright will be soon released from the DC Jail and must report to Pretrial Services to install a GPS monitoring device.
Parties will reconvene May 31.
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