Shooting Defendant Detained After Waiving Preliminary Hearing 

By Lindsay Mutzman , Gelela Tesfaye - July 3, 2024
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DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann ordered a shooting defendant remain detained following his waiving a preliminary hearing during a July 2 hearing.

Kevin Snead, 41, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting that occurred on the intersection of 15th Street and Independence Avenue, SE, on April 3. No injuries were reported. 

During the hearing, Samuel Bogash, Snead’s defense attorney, alerted the court he planned to waive his right to a preliminary hearing. 

According to the prosecution, the incident occurred in “two chapters.” Snead allegedly interacted with a group of juveniles as they attempted to rob the Safeway where he was working as a security officer, before firing shots at him. Hours later, Snead is alleged to have run into the group at a 7-Eleven store, where he shot at them but missed, hitting a parked vehicle. 

The prosecution mentioned that Snead had a license to carry a firearm in Maryland but not in DC as well as being on probation for another case, yet was in DC with a firearm which violated his probation.

Judge Herrmann stated “I don’t see self-defense, someone shot at me earlier I am going to shoot at them now,” when referring to the events that unfolded.

Bogash stated that his client “feared for his life” during the incident, arguing he thought that the juveniles had a gun and they were going to shoot at him, which they ended up doing as they fled the scene. 

Judge Herrmann decided to hold Snead because the “nature of the offense is concerning.”

Parties are slated to meet on July 25.