Three girls, ages 12 to 13, were charged with first and second degree murder in the fatal beating of Reggie Brown, 64.
The graphic, minute-long cellphone video clip showed a group of five girls chasing a 64-year-old, disabled man into a Northwest alley. As he tried to climb up a chain fence, the girls pulled him down and stomped his head into the concrete pavement. They pulled his pants down around his ankles, removed his belt and beat him with it.
One girl is 12 and two are 13. All three girls were charged as juveniles. The 12-year-old, who was shot in the foot Friday morning before she was arrested, hobbled into court on Saturday on crutches, though details about that shooting were not revealed. Attorneys for the three pleaded not guilty to the charges.Brown’s body was discovered about 1 a.m. Oct. 17 near an alley in the 6200 block of Georgia Avenue NW. Authorities determined Brown, who was unarmed, died of blunt force trauma.
In court, Singleton played security camera footage showing what he believes to be the events leading up to Brown’s death: Before the attack, an unidentified man who the detective said looked to be in his early 20s was seen escorting Brown off Georgia Avenue by Brown’s collar. The video then captures the man throwing Brown against a wall and Brown falling to the ground.As Brown gets up and tries to stumble off, Singleton said the group of five girls, who were walking nearby, saw the incident.
At the first hearing, District prosecutor Gabrielle LoGaglio tried to display graphic photographs of Brown lying on the ground after the beating. But Magistrate Judge Dorsey Jones stopped her and said
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