Jayvon Thomas, Lavar Hunter, Armed Robbery and First Degree Felony Murder, Maryland 2023

Washington, DC – In a shocking turn of events, two Maryland men, Jayvon Thomas, 20, and Lavar Hunter, 19, were arraigned in Superior Court for the District of Columbia on a single count of first-degree felony murder while armed. The charges stem from the November 19, 2023, murder of 24-year-old Anwar The Silent Assassin Wingate, a professional boxer from Maryland.

The murder occurred inside a parking garage located at 2112 8th Street NW. Wingate was shot in the neck after he tried to fight off the two men who were able to get the jump on him by catching him off guard. The defendants were arrested yesterday morning in Maryland.

Both defendants entered not guilty pleas today. The Honorable Magistrate Judge Eric Glover found probable cause that the defendants committed the murder and held them without bond pending a preliminary hearing on February 2, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., before Judge Raffinan in Courtroom 203.

In announcing the charges, U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves commended the work of those investigating the case from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and Assistant United States Attorneys Kathleen Gibbons and Alec Levy for their continued efforts in prosecuting this case.

An arrest on a complaint is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed a violation of criminal laws and every defendant is presumed innocent until, and unless, proven guilty.

As of now, Jayvon Thomas and Lavar Hunter are being held without bond pending a preliminary hearing on February 2, 2024.

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