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- April 26, 2021
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing in a murder case about three weeks out to give the defense more time to consider a plea offer.
Karlos Kinney, 21, is charged with second-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 25-year-old Resha Blount. On April 30, 2020, Blount was found in a residence on the 900 block of New Jersey Avenue, NW with four gunshot wounds.
During the April 26 hearing, defense attorney Antoini Jones said he needed more time to discuss a plea offer with his client. Jones said Kinney had recently received some new information about the case that was making him reconsider the offer.
Judge Milton Lee said he will give the defense three weeks instead of the usual two because he heard it has been difficult to get in touch with defendants incarcerated at DC Jail as of late.
The next hearing is scheduled for May 18.