Tavist Alston 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

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

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

Judge Schedules Hearings in Several Murder Cases

Details On Nov. 13, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled hearings for four murder defendants. Judge Michael Ryan vacated a status hearing for Mark Beasley’s re-opened murder case. In 2017, the... Read More

Murder Defendant Requests Counsel Change

Details During a status hearing on Feb. 25, a murder defendant asked for a change in counsel but was denied by a DC Superior Court judge. Stephon Evans and Alonzo Brown... Read More

2 Defendants Request Counsel Changes

Details Two defendants in a five-defendant murder case requested counsel changes Dec. 20. Stephon Evans Alonzo Brown, and Tavist Alston are indicted for first-degree murder while armed, conspiracy to commit a crime of... Read More

Murder Defendants Plea Not Guilty to 1st-Degree Murder

Details During a felony arraignment, two of five murder defendants rejected plea offers and pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder while armed. Stephon Evans and Alonzo Brown are indicted on with first-degree murder while... Read More

Prosecution Requests More Time for Indictment

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 3, 2019
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details During a felony status conference Oct. 3, the prosecution informed a DC Superior Court judge that more time was needed to secure an indictment. Tavist Alston, Stephon Evans and Alonzo Brown... Read More

Document: Fifth Arrest Made in January Homicide

Details The Metropolitan Police Department made a fifth arrest July 26 in connections to a homicide that occurred on Jan. 29. According to a press release, officers arrested 22-year-old Naquel Henderson... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause for January Murder

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 10, 2019
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details During a preliminary hearing July 10, a DC Superior Court judge found probable cause that a defendant was part of a gang-related murder. Tavist Alston is charged with first-degree murder... Read More