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- February 26, 2020
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During a status hearing on Feb. 25, murder defendants asked a DC Superior Court judge to allow them to see each other while incarcerated.
Antonio Upshaw, 31, and co-defendant Gabriel Brown, 33, are both charged with first-degree murder while armed for their alleged involvement in the murder of Tyrone Johnson, 24. The incident occurred on March 10, 2017, on the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE.
Brown’s Defense attorney, Kevin Irving, asked DC Superior Court Judge Todd E. Edelman if there was anyway to notify the guards that there is no current separation order against his client and Upshaw.
“The court hasn’t done anything,” Judge Edelman said. “I don’t know how much more I can do beyond that.”
A trial readiness hearing is scheduled to occur on May 8. A jury trial is slated to begin on June 1.
This article was written by Jailynn Caraballo.