Prosecution Seeks to Discredit Witness’s Claim

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 18, 2019
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The prosecution in a murder trial sought to discredit a witness who said he was responsible for murdering a teenager.

Carlton Fisher

Terik McLeod is charged with two counts of first-degree murder while armed for his alleged role in the deaths of 17-year-old Devaun Drayton and 23-year-old Carlton Fisher in 2004 and 2006, respectively.

Devaun Drayton

The prosecution began their rebuttal by calling a detective to the stand. The detective told the jury that when he interviewed the witness during the investigation, the witness told him that another person was responsible for the shooting.

According to the detective, the witness said he and Drayton were approached by a suspect who asked Drayton, “ Did you holler at my little brother?” The detective said the witness said the suspect shot Drayton.  The detective said the facts the witness initially gave him did not indicate that he was responsible for the murder.

Drayton’s sister also told the jury that the witness told her that a person was trying to rob Drayton and ended up shooting him in the process.

Apparently, the witness told another detective, in 2018, that Drayton was killed because he stole someone’s dog.

However, during the trial, the witness told the jury that he confessed to shooting the teen. According to the witness, he told detectives that he shot Drayton. He said he loaned Drayton a gun and when Drayton failed to return it, he shot him in the back of the head.

D.C. Witness previously reported that the witness has immunity protection and can’t be prosecuted for any of the information contained in his testimony.

The trial is scheduled to continue on April 18.