In a jury trial before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on Oct 20, the prosecutor presented text messages between two brothers who allegedly planned to rob a man by posing as drug customers, but ended up killing him.
Dijon Williams, 27, Daivion Williams, 28, and Steven Washington, 27, are charged with conspiracy, first-degree felony murder while armed with aggravating circumstances that the murder was committed in the commission of a robbery, attempt to commit robbery while armed, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business. The charges stem from their alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 30-year-old Nurudeen Thomas on the 1400 block of Taylor Street NW on July 21, 2020.
Washington had not appeared in court since May 27. Judge Park ordered a bench warrant for Washington on Sept. 1 and subsequently severed his case from the brothers’ trial…