Jury Finds Co-Defendants in 2018 Drive-By Shooting Guilty on All Charges

By Isabelle Chiu [former] - July 19, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

On July 18, after a month-long trial and a week of deliberations, the jury for a 2018 homicide trial unanimously found the two defendants guilty on all charges. 

Saquan Williams, 20, and Quincy Garvin, 22, faced multiple charges including first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, conspiracy and criminal street gang affiliation in connection to the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Carl Hardy on the 1200 block of I Street, SE, on Sept. 10, 2017. 

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun presided over the trial that began on May 31 and ended with closing arguments on July 7.

On July 13, the jury gave a partial verdict finding Williams guilty of conspiracy, first-degree murder while armed, and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. They also found Garvin guilty of conspiracy. The jury has been deliberating the remaining charges since then.  

Neither Williams nor Garvin were present in the courtroom when the final verdict was read. Garvin was placed in quarantine by the Department of Corrections (DOC) on July 12 due to a COVID-19 outbreak at the DC Jail. DOC policy mandates that inmates are quarantined for a full ten days. 

“This was a lengthy case, longer than what was expected, and I want to thank you all for your service,” Judge Okun told the jury after the guilty verdict.

Judge Okun scheduled an additional hearing on Sept. 9 with the parties to confirm a sentencing date..