Two Murder Defendants Out of State, The Other Denied Release

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DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park denied the release of a murder suspect in a three-co-defendant case during a Feb. 21 hearing.

Daivion Williams, 26, Dijon Williams, 25, and Steven Washington, 25, are charged with first-degree murder while armed with aggravating circumstances, conspiracy, attempt to commit robbery while armed, carrying a pistol without a license, and two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for their alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of Nurudeen Thomas, 30, on July 21, 2020, at the 4100 block of 14th Street, NW.

Andrew Ain, Daivion’s attorney, requested he be released as his brother, Dijon, and Washington are both on release in Georgia.

The prosecution objected to the motion, and Judge Park denied the request, saying he saw “no significant circumstances that required his release” like that of the other co-defendants, who live in a different state. Dijon and Washington are currently being monitored by a GPS tracker while out of state.

Ain also reopened a motion for severance, which was previously denied by DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. After reviewing the court documents from that hearing, Judge Park also denied the motion.

Dijon was ordered by Judge Park to return to DC on March 21 from Georgia after a representative of the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) said there had been issues with the GPS monitor’s not tracking Dijon’s location. The representative said they would reinstall a GPS monitor and continue to monitor his location until he returns to DC for trial on May 28.

Parties are set to return on May 2.