Preliminary Hearing Starts with Detective’s Testimony

By Dylan Berman [former] - July 12, 2022
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A lead detective of the Metropolitan Police Department testified on the events of a homicide on July 11.

Huey Bandy, 51, is charged with first-degree murder after allegedly stabbing Orlando Murphy on the 3600 block of Brothers Place. According to court testimony and video evidence, the victim drove up to the defendant’s house. After engaging in what appears to be a verbal altercation, the defendant allegedly reached into a car and stabbed the victim multiple times.

The lead detective was shown surveillance images from cameras across the street of the homicide along with parts of the video of Bandy’s interview with the police.

Footage showed Bandy kneeling down on the floor and asking God for forgiveness.

The lead detective testified to the phone call that she received from two mental health professionals who were treating the defendant, informing her that the defendant had admitted to the murder. 

The lead detective also had a separate phone call with the defendant who said he would turn himself in to the police the next day, she said. Bandy turned himself the next day.

On cross examination, it was revealed that the defendant said he blacked out during the stabbing.

The defense also mentioned the missing footage that the police were unable to obtain because the video’s owner has obtained counsel and will not engage with the police.

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun scheduled the preliminary hearing to continue on June 12.