Judge Waives Murder Defendant’s Appearance in Court

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 9, 2019
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A murder defendant’s appearance was waived at a felony status conference Dec. 9.

Thomas Fields Jr., 36, is charged with first-degree murder while armed fhis alleged involvement in the death of 24-year- old Marquita Lucas on the 3700 block of Horner Place, SE on Aug. 17.

Fields has yet to attend court, and it is still unclear as to why.

Lucas was found after firefighters extinguished a brush fire on the 3100 block of Mill Branch Road in Bowie, Md.

When Lucas was found, she was bound by a white rope and an electrical cord. She also had more than twelve sharp force injuries in various parts of her body.

The medical examiner in this case concluded that Lucas had been dead prior to the burning. A metropolitan police department K9 also detected ignitable liquid near her body.

According to court documents, a witness said Fields blamed Lucas for killing the mother of his child, who apparently died from a overdose.

Documents also say Fields was smoking PCP on the night of the murder.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled to occur on Jan. 10, 2020.

Danuellys Diaz wrote this story.