Judge Reschedules Hearing After Defendant is Sent Back to Jail

By Alesar Harfoush [former] - April 3, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz rescheduled a hearing in a non-fatal shooting case due to the defense attorney being ill and the defendant being sent back to jail. 

Twenty-three-year-old Tavon Lucas is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence or danger for a non-fatal shooting that took place on Jan. 14 on the 1100 block of North Capitol Street, NW. 

During the April 3 hearing defense attorney Charles Wall appeared over Webex due to illness and defense attorney Camille Wagner stood in person for Wall.

However, Judge Leibovitz had to reschedule the hearing after a U.S. Marshal  told her that Lucas was sent back to DC Jail for fighting while waiting to go to his hearing. 

According to court documents Lucas’ mother stated, during an interview with a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer, that two boys were robbing and shooting at her son. She said the two boys ran after committing the act and she told her son to please not go. 

Lucas said he was at an apartment complex when two guys he met through social media were going to sell him a PlayStation. He said after he gave them half of the money for the PlayStation he discovered it was not working.

When Lucas went to get his money back, he said the pair allegedly started to choke him. He heard gunshots and that’s when his mother told him to run away, documents stated.  

According to a witness, Lucas left a building with a book bag and then showed two men a video game cartridge. The group started fighting and the fight led to the lobby and then continued outside the building.

The defendant’s mother attempted to breakup the fight when Lucas allegedly pulled a gun out of his book bag and shot at the pair.

A felony status conference is scheduled for April 13.