A homicide case was delayed due to the defendant’s failure to appear in court before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Aug. 2. At issue was a death in the family.
Andre Johnson, 31, is charged with second-degree murder for his alleged involvement in a vehicular accident which resulted in the death of 19-year-old Madison Jones, which occurred at the intersection of 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE on June 6, 2023.
At the hearing, US Marshals alerted Judge Okun that Johnson had not gotten on the bus to be transported from the DC Jail to the courthouse.
Kevann Gardner, Johnson’s defense attorney, alerted the court it was due to his father’s death on Aug. 1, and added he is planning to file a motion for Johnson’s temporary release to attend his father’s funeral.
Parties are set to reconvene Sept. 9.
