A homicide defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on June 29.
Ramon Richardson, 41, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon against a senior citizen, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, and threatening to injure or kidnap a person. These charges stem from his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of Lawrence Meekins, 50, on the 1800 block of E Street, SE, on July 1, 2025. Meekins sustained three gunshot wounds from gunfire.
The incident occurred near the historic Congressional Cemetery, where, according it its website, “Among the nearly 70,000 burials at Congressional are scores of noteworthy citizens who left their mark on the city and the nation.”…