DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson denied a homicide defendant’s release to attend his mother’s funeral in an Oct. 9 hearing because he wouldn’t have an escort.
Stephen Herring, 25, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed and carrying a dangerous weapon outside of a home or business for his alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of 30-year-old Marcus Thurman on the 100 block of M Street, NE, on Aug. 22, 2023.
During the hearing, the defense notified the court that Herring’s mother had passed away and requested that Herring be temporarily released so that he could attend the funeral…