Judge Schedules Murder Defendant for 2nd Arraignment

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 22, 2019
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During a status hearing, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled a murder defendant to be arraigned on May 29.

Ashton Briscoe is charged with first-degree murder while armed and kidnapping while armed, among other offenses, for his alleged role in the shooting death of 23-year-old Kerrice Lewis on the 800 block of Adrian Street, SE in 2017. Marcel Vines and Malique Lewis are also charged in connection to Lewis’ death. 

On Feb. 21, counsel requested a second arraignment date be set for Briscoe’s case. According to DC Courts the first arraignment was held on Nov. 9, 2018. It is not clear why counsel requested a second arraignment.

A status hearing will also be held for Briscoe on the same day as the arraignment.

Vines, 22, and Lewis, 21, are scheduled for a preliminary hearing on March 15.

According to court documents, Vines, Lewis and Briscoe’s cell phone data place them near the crime scene and in contact with each other before the murder.

A witness told police the murder was in retaliation for the death of Ronzay Green, who was an associate of Vines. According to the witness, Lewis set Green up to get robbed.