Prosecutor Anticipates Returning Indictment in Murder Case by the End of February

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A prosecutor announced they plan on filing an indictment for a murder defendant by the end of the month.

On Oct. 1, 2020, Metropolitan Police Department officers found 42-year-old Arthur Daniels IV on the 6200 block of 8th Street NW, with multiple gunshot wounds. A witness reported seeing two teenagers shortly before he heard four to five gunshot wounds and saw Daniels lying on the ground, according to court documents.

Deon Walters, 18, was arrested two months later and charged with first-degree murder while armed. He has been in the custody of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services ever since.

During a Feb. 4 hearing, defense counsel raised concerns with the lack of an indictment more than one year after the case was opened. The prosecutor responded by saying they have a large amount of electronic evidence but should have an indictment returned by the end of the month.

They are also wary that the case may have a possible second defendant, halting the indictment.

The next felony status conference is set for March 2.

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