Two co-defendants in a murder case rejected a plea offer from the prosecution. They are now scheduled to go on trial in 2023.
On Dec. 21, 2020, police officers were dispatched to investigate a vehicle stopped in the roadway on the 5000 block of Bass Place, SE. They found 25-year-old Tyree Brox in the vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound. Less than two weeks later, Rashaad Winston, 26, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed. Keshawn Taylor, 22, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed the following March.
The two have yet to be indicted, but during a March 8 hearing, the prosecutor said they anticipate having an indictment ready within a month.
Defense attorneys Elizabeth Weller and Joseph Wong said their clients were offered similar plea deals but have chosen to reject them.
DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt scheduled the trial to take place in January 2023. Parties estimate it will last about two weeks.
In preparation for the trial, Judge Brandt scheduled a motion hearing for Sept. 23.
