2 Prince Georgians Found Guilty Of DC Murder: Officials

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Officials said a jury on July 26 found two Prince George's County men guilty of murdering Christopher Heard in Washington, D.C. on April 27, 2017. Authorities identified the convicted men as 35-year-old Nyekemia Everett of Greenbelt and 41-year-old Malik Hewitt of Capitol Heights. An incident report noted that the jury found them guilty of:

• First-degree felony murder while armed
• Conspiracy
• Attempted robbery while armed
• Related offenses

The U.S. Department of Justice accused Everett, Hewitt and an unnamed third person of planning to rob Heard. They organized a fake drug deal over the phone to lure the victim to the 2300 block of Ainger Place SE, the DOJ alleged. The write-up informed that the meeting happened around 3:45 a.m.

Everett pointed a gun at Heard and announced the robbery, the press release continued. Prosecutors reported that Heard then lunged toward Everett and that Everett shot Heard twice.

The 37-year-old victim died on the scene, officials wrote. Authorities mentioned that Everett and Hewitt fled. Officers arrested them the next month, the DOJ detailed.

The write-up indicated that Judge Neal E. Kravitz will sentence the convicted men on Oct. 14. Both face maximum sentences of life in prison, the release shared. Actual sentences can be less than maximums, however.

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