Judge Schedules Another Court Date in Northeast Homicide

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 1, 2019
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A DC Superior Court judge set the next court date for a defendant accused of killing a 25-year-old man.

Mark Fletcher is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged role in the death of  Travis Barksdale on the 600 block of Evarts Street, NE in August of 2018. 

During the March 1 hearing, Judge Danya Dayson set a felony status conference on May 2 after defense attorney Ieshaah Murphy requested additional time to prepare her case.

A prosecutor said that dates for a trial readiness hearing and a motions hearing would also be discussed.

Fletcher, 19, is scheduled to go to trial on Feb. 10, 2020.

D.C. Witness previously reported that a detective said the murder was a result of a neighborhood rivalry. Witnesses said that Fletcher, who is from the Saratoga neighborhood, was shot at by Barksdale, who is from the Edgewood neighborhood, in the weeks prior to Barksdale’s murder.

According to court documents, surveillance footage captured a red Mercedes with four passengers near the scene of the crime. A detective who worked in the Saratoga neighborhood identified Fletcher as one of the four individuals in the car based on his hairstyle and walk.