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By
Sahas Wijewardene
- July 6, 2025
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A homicide defendant will not seek an insanity defense as he was found to be mentally competent to stand trial, defense attorney, Steven Kiersh told DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz at a hearing on June 20.
Gerald Brevard, 33, is charged with first-degree murder premeditated while armed, five counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, three counts of carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convict, two counts of assault with intent to kill, aggravated assault, mayhem, unlawful possession of a firearm with prior conviction for a crime of violence, and destruction of property worth less than $1,000 due to his alleged involvement in three incidents.
The charges stem from his alleged involvement in a shooting and stabbing of 54-year-old Morgan Holmes on March 9, 2022 on the 400 block of New York Avenue, NE, committing a drive-by shooting on March 3, 2022 on the 900 block of Mount Olivet Street, NE which left one person injured, and a shooting on March 8, 2022, at the intersection of 17th and H Streets, NE which left another person wounded.
Judge Kravitz told the parties he plans to undertake a Frendak Inquiry at a future hearing. Both parties agreed to the inquiry. A Frendak Inquiry is a procedure in which a judge decides whether to enforce an insanity defense whether the defendant wants it or not.
Parties are slated to return Oct. 25.