Michael Taylor Archives

Homicide Defendant Detained After Two Years of Release

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe ordered a homicide defendant, who had been on release for two years, to be held without bond on July 1. Naquel Henderson, 27, is... Read More

Judge Refuses to Remove Electronic Monitoring from Murder Defendant

Details “This is the bare minimum to make sure for people in the community that there’s some assurance of their safety,” stated DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe in denying a... Read More

Defendant Rejects Plea Deal in Homicide Case

Details On March 8, a plea deal was rejected by a homicide defendant before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Alonzo Brown, 26, and Naquel Henderson, 25, are charged with first-degree... Read More

Judge Grants One Homicide Defendant’s Request to Modify Release Conditions, Other’s is Still Pending

Details During an Oct. 5 status hearing, two homicide defendants requested to modify their release conditions. Alonzo Brown, 25, and Naquel Henderson, 25, are charged with first-degree murder while armed,... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant to 5 Years in Prison for Voluntary Manslaughter

Details During a Sept. 2 hearing, a homicide defendant was sentenced to 60-months in prison for voluntary manslaughter for the shooting death of 21-year-old Michael Taylor. On Jan. 12, 2019, officers... Read More

Judge Releases 2 Homicide Defendants to Home Confinement

Details During a hearing on Aug. 2, DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee released two homicide defendants into home confinement and GPS monitoring. Alonzo Brown, 25, and Naquel Henderson, 25, are... Read More

Homicide Defendant Sentenced After Considering Withdrawing Guilty Plea

Details During a July 28 hearing, a homicide defendant was sentenced to two concurrent sentences of 12-years for voluntary manslaughter for the shooting death of 22-year-old Michael Taylor and one year... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Deadly Shooting in Northeast, DC While Prosecutors Drop Homicide Charge in a Separate Case

Details One of the defendants who was charged in the fatal shootings of 21-year-old Michael Taylor and 21-year-old Dion DeMarco Boyd made a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to a lesser homicide... Read More

Judge Denies Release for Murder Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied a murder defendant’s fourth release request. Stephon Evans, 21, Alonzo Brown, 21, Tavist Alston, 25, and Naquel Henderson, 22, are charged with first-degree murder while armed in... Read More

Judge Pushes Trial Dates Earlier for Four Co-Defendants in Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled earlier trial dates for a homicide case with four co-defendants on June 23. Stephon Evans, 21, Alonzo Brown, 21, Tavist Alston, 25, and Naquel... Read More

Murder Defendant’s Attorney Requests to Withdraw from Case

Details During the April 7 proceedings, Evan’s defense attorney, Joseph Caleb ,told Judge Milton Lee that Evans requested new counsel, so he will be withdrawing from the case. Stephon Evans, 19,... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Dates for a Four Co-Defendant Homicide Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a four co-defendants in a homicide case to go to before a jury in 2023. Alonzo Brown, 23, Naquel Henderson, 23, Tavist Alston, 27,... Read More