Witness Confesses to Killing Teen in 2004, Again

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 24, 2019
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During a murder trail July 22, a witness told a jury that he committed a homicide that another person is being charged with. The witness also confessed to the murder in a previous trial. 

Devaun Drayton

Terik McLeod, 33, is charged with first-degree murder while armed with aggrivating circumstances for allegedly shooting Carlton Fisher on Oct. 1, 2006, on the 1100 block of 21st Street, NE. McLeod is also charged with first-degree murder for shooting Devaun Drayton, 17, on the 700 block of 26th Street, NE on March 10, 2004. McLeod’s first trial resulted in a hung jury.

The witness said he murdered Drayton because he stole a gun from him.

Carlton Fisher

Apparently the witness, Drayton and another individual routinely walked to the Langston Clubhouse Grille to get breakfast. However, on the day Drayton was murdered, the walk back from the grille was stoked in tension. 

According to the witness, the young men made their way behind Phelps High School, which was a common routine. But this time, the witness said he was upset over a gun that he let Drayton borrow.

In April, the same witness told a jury at McLeod’s first trial that he killed Drayton. 

The witness said he let Drayton borrow a gun after the teen claimed his little brother had been robbed.

According to the witness, Drayton said he’d bring the gun back but he didn’t. The witness said Drayton made up a story about losing the gun after a shootout.

“The story didn’t make sense,” the witness said. “I believe he stole from me. His intention was to keep the gun.”

D.C. Witness previously reported that the witness has immunity protection and can’t be prosecuted for any of the information contained in his testimony.