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By Elizabeth Bernstein
– October 30, 2024
Daily Stories | murders | Suspicious | Victim |
The Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) chief detective investigating a murder case testified during a preliminary hearing before D.C. Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Oct. 28 that GPS monitoring allegedly identified the suspect in a fatal shooting in brought close to the incident.
Nelson Bryant, 32, is charged with first-degree armed murder for his alleged involvement in the Sept. 2 death of Townsend Reginald Sowell, 46, in the 2800 block of 7th Street, NE.
During the hearing, the prosecution provided the MPD detective with data from Bryant's GPS tracking device, which was used on charges of carrying a pistol without a license and unlawful possession of a firearm. The detective confirmed that the data allegedly corroborates video evidence that Bryant was near the crime scene on the day of the incident and then made his way to the relevant address.
The detective also testified about photos he took from Bryant's phone. He identified images of a person identified as Bryant with a gun, as well as images of the individual weapons. However, the detective could not definitively say whether the weapon pictured was the same weapon that was among the shell casings recovered from the incident.
Due to time constraints, the investigator was unable to complete his statement.
The parties are scheduled to meet again on December 10th.
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