The prosecution asked DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann to dismiss a shooting case on July 14 because the defendant’s case was moved to US District Court.
John Bradham, 54, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction, carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, possession of an unregistered firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition for his alleged involvement in a July 10 shooting at 300 block of 8th Street, SE. No injuries were reported.
According to court documents, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) received a call from a witness who heard a “large boom” outside of her residence and saw a “muzzle flash” on security camera footage. Documents say that the video showed someone, who was later allegedly identified as Bradham, retrieving a gun from his backpack, firing shots in an alley, then walking out.
The prosecution asked for Braham’s DC Superior Court case to be dismissed. Bradham’s case was moved to the US District Court and he was not present for the hearing.
Bradham’s attorney, Joseph Fay, had no objection to the request to dismiss the case. Judge Herrmann dismissed the case after the agreement from both parties.
Bradham was also scheduled to have a status review hearing related to a 2002 first-degree murder case he was sentenced for in 2004 and had his sentence reduced in 2005. According to Judge Herrmann and the prosecution, that hearing was scheduled in case the prosecution was asking for a hold in the shooting case. Court records reflect no changes in Bradham’s murder case since 2010.
No further hearings were scheduled.
