On Dec. 10, a District of Columbia Superior Court judge set a trial date for a murder defendant, who was formally indicted in connection to a 2010 homicide.
A grand jury indicted Jackie Berry on second-degree murder while armed and carrying a dangerous weapon for allegedly stabbing 38-year-old Michael Geoffrey McKoy, a known gay man from the Anacostia neighborhood, on the 1600 block of V Street, SE. According to the Washington Blade, McKoy was the fourth gay man to be murdered in the area in 2010.
Berry, 29, is slated to go to trial on July 8, 2019.
Police found McKoy naked and suffering from multiple stab wounds in his apartment on V Street, according to court documents. During the investigation, police located the victim’s phone records and determined Berry was one of the last people to call McKoy. Police also found a flushed condom in Berry’s apartment with McKoy’s DNA on it, which led to his arrest in March.
Berry is scheduled for a status hearing on Jan. 18, 2019.
