A defendant pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge at an arraignment before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on June 16.
Christopher Taylor, 37, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing and killing 31-year-old Michael Alanzo Jackson on the 1600 block of V Street, SE, on April 10, 2025. Jackson sustained 5 stab wounds.
As of the arraignment, prosecutors had not yet offered Taylor a plea deal, but said they expected to do so by early September…