Stephon Evans Archives - D.C. Witness

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

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

Judge Grants Continuance Sentencing

Details Defense counsel for a man convicted of murder requested a continuance July 11, so he could consult with his client on whether the defendant would like to withdraw his guilty... Read More

Man Sentenced for Shooting 21 Year Old in the Back

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant for shooting a 21-year-old man multiple times in the back in 2018. Co-defendants Kewon Hunter and Stephon Evans were charged with first-degree murder... 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 Schedules Hearing for Co-Defendants in Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued an Oct. 22 hearing for a murder case after the prosecution said they still have evidence they need to provide to the defense. Co-defendants... Read More

Judge Changes Date of Murder Trial

Details A DC Superior Court judge granted a request to change the date of a murder trial due to a defense attorney’s scheduling conflict. Co-defendants Stephon Evans, 21, and Kewon Hunter,... 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 Schedules Trial Readiness Hearing for Co-Defendants Charged with Murder

Details On June 23, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled another trial readiness hearing in a homicide case with two co-defendants. Stephon Evans, 21, and Kewon Hunter, 21, are charged with... 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

Judge Sets Hearing to Select Trial Dates in Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge set another status hearing date in a homicide case with two defendants. Stephon Evans, 20, and his codefendant Kewon Hunter, 21, are charged with first-degree... 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