Murder Defendant Owned Revolver, Witness Says

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 11, 2019
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During a murder trial April 9, a witness testified that he saw a murder defendant in possession of a gun that firearms experts believe could be the murder weapon.

Devaun Drayton

Carlton Fisher

Terik McLeod is charged with two counts of first-degree murder while armed for his alleged role in the deaths of 17-year-old Devaun Drayton and 23-year-old Carlton Fisher in 2004 and 2006, respectively.

A firearms analyst testified that the bullets found in Fisher’s body could have been fired from the .357 revolver found near McLeod. However, according to court documents, there were not enough markings to officially declare a match.

A witness, who was friends with McLeod, told the jury he saw McLeod “playing with” a .357 revolver in an abandoned house when it accidentally went off. Police were later called to the residence and three guns, including the revolver, were taken from the house.

During the trial, the witness also said he became a government informant in an attempt to lower his sentence in an unrelated assault case. As part of his plea deal, the witness testified in multiple cases against McLeod. Apparently, McLeod threatened the witness after McLeod found out he was a “snitch.”

According to court documents, there were no shell casings found at the scene of Fisher’s murder, which means that a revolver was likely the murder weapon.