Older Hall Brother Also Says Group Didn’t Target Transgender Women

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 12, 2019
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After his brother testified to planning robberies, another murder defendant told the jury Feb. 11 that he, his brother and two other defendants only planned to commit a robbery. 

Jalonte Little and Monte Johnson are charged with felony murder while armed and robbery while armed, among other offenses, for their alleged roles in the death of 22-year-old Deeniquia Dodds, also known as Gregory Dodds, on the 200 block of Division Street, NE in 2016. Brothers Cyheme Hall and Shareem Hall are also charged in connection to Dodd’s death.

Shareem, 25, said that on the night of the murder he, Cyheme, 23, Johnson, 23, and Little, 28, met near an apartment complex and made a plan to commit a robbery. He said they did not have specific plans to rob transgender women. His story mirrors the story his brother, Cyheme, told the jury on Feb. 6.   

Shareem said the group left the apartment complex that night in a white Pontiac.

Another transgender woman, who was also targeted that night, told the jury Feb. 11 that she was approached by a man who had gotten out of a white Pontiac. She said the man recognized her and made a “harsh comment” about her gender. She also said he lifted his shirt and flashed his gun.

The witness said she kept walking, but she later saw the group of men attacking and robbing her friend. The witness did not identify Johnson or Little as the men she saw that night.

According to the prosecution’s theory, the Hall brothers, Johnson and Little are responsible for a string of robberies that targeted transgender women, which ultimately led to Dodds’ death.

Prosecutors said the Hall brothers entered plea agreements in exchange for their testimony. A plea agreement has not been filed as of Feb. 11.

Shareem is scheduled to continue his testimony on Feb. 12.