Prosecution Doesn’t Expect Indictment Until September

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 20, 2019
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During a felony status conference June 20, a prosecutor notified a judge that he would need until the Sept. 24 deadline to reach an indictment.

Stephen Maye, also spelled Steven, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvment in the death of Derek Anthony Walcott in December of 2018. Walcott, 46, was found stabbed multiple times on the 5100 block of B Street, SE.

According to court documents, Walcott’s death was the result of a fight between him and Maye, 49. A witness told police that Maye had a knife while he and Walcott were fighting. According to police documents, Walcott was at Maye’s apartment to smoke PCP.

Defense counsel, Mani Golzari, requested that any evidence the prosecution has against the defendant that could help the defense’s case be turned over as soon as possible. If the prosecution fails to provide this evidence, it would be a violation of the defendant’s fifth amendment right to due process.

Golzari also said he was in favor of negotiating a protective order regarding body-worn camera footage from the crime scene. He did not provide any further explanation about the details of the protective order.

At the crime scene, a blood trail led from the apartment to where Walcott was found by police. Walcott’s body and a knife were found behind a U-Haul truck, according to police documents.

Police found Maye in the driver’s seat of the truck. He said, “they said he took some drugs … they were going to kill him,” according to police documents. It is unclear who Maye was referring to when he said “they.”

Another felony status conference is scheduled on Aug. 23. DC Superior Court Judge Craig Iscoe said if both parties could agree on the protective order and the prosecution begins to provide discovery, the hearing would be vacated.