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COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ‘CRIMINAL DIVISION peT™n:. WS UL 6 AM 11 22 eco 8 22: Case No. FILED COMPLAINT WiSCRW 2336 _District of Columbia ss: Defendant's Name:___JASPER sp or493 7 Fao — wm (tas FoI) exo) ‘Ae Known Ag en wy Tay dies: °_oeixgpappress Jasper Spires, within the District of Columbia, while armed with a knife, in perpetrating and attempting to perpetrate the crime of robbery purposely killed Kevin Joseph Sutherland by stabbiny: him with a knife ‘on or about July 4, 2015, thereby causing injuries from which Kevin Sutherland died or or about July 4, 2015. (First Degree Murder While Armed-Felony Murder, in violation of 22 D.C, Code, Sections 2101, 4502 (2001 ed.)) C0-Defendants: B2-1565 Greene. A. ‘Affiant’s Name Subscribed and sworn (o before me this _ STH. day of suas 3 o ‘Gudge) (Deputy Cler 3) WARRANT To The United States Marshal or any other authorized federal affler or the Chief of Police of the Distrizt of Columbia WHEREAS the foregoing complaint and affidavit supporting the allegations thereof have been submitted, and there appearing probable cause and reasonable grounds for the Issuance of ao arrest warrant (Defendant Name mst appear on this line fora WARRANT only) for. JASPI YOU ARE THEREFORE COMMANDED TO BRING THE DEFENDANT BEFORE SAID COURT OR OTHER PERSON ENUMERATED IN 18 U.S.C. 3041 forthwith to ans said charge. sont Cat Todge Superior Court of the Diwlet of Colaba Rule 105: Judges, 1S 160 YSe Title 1 sex: VPLC pos: __4/ 2 | 144% _cen: PDID: Gig Gs A Papering Officer: ti edi. Badge No. ~ 1515 OFFICER MUST EXECUTE RETURN Officer's Name: Date 1 Timer, ‘AUSA Signature: Fel. I AFTC. ~ Fel. I Tex Pterr S$ _ erior Court of the District _ Columbia CRIMINAL DIVISION ~~ " 22/6 Chw 22% AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF AN ARREST WARRANT USWNO.: DEFENDANTS NAME? NICKNAME: ALIASES CO FOI: JASPER SPIRES sgeiovgo_| 672409 SEX: | RACE] DOB: | WGT] WOT: | EYES!) HATE: | COMPL: | SCARS, MARKS, TATOOS Male | Black 9/21/1996 | 5-5 125 Brown | Black medium DEFENDANTS HOME ADDRESS: "TELEPHONE NUMBER: No fixed address N/A DEFENDANTS BUSINESS ADDRESS: "TELEPHONE NUMBERS N/A N/A COMPLAINANTS NAMED "TELEPHONE NUMBER: Kevin Sutherland (deceased) N/A TOCATION OF OFFENSE: DATE OF OFFENSE: | TIME CFOFFENSE: 200 block of Florida Avenue NE, on board WMATA rail car #3045 July 4, 2015 1250 heurs CAUTION AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS (CMC) Select a valid CMC code below for wanted person when using the caution indicator. _X_00 = Armed and Dangerous cohol =X206 = Violent Tendencies [60 = Allergies Tio = Martial Arts Expert 85 = Epilepsy 15 = Explosive Expertise 70 = Suicidal 20 = Known to abuse drugs 80 = Medication Required 25 = Escape Risk 85 = Hemophiliac 30 = Sexually Violent Predator 90 = Diabetic 50 = Heart Condition ot = Other GIVE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED: ‘On Saturday July 4, 2015, members of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Police Department received a radio assignment to respond to NOMA/Gallaudet Metro station for the report ofa fight on a subway train. The ravdio assignment was then upgraded to the report of a stabbing. Upon arrival on the scene, officers discovered the decedent unconscious and unresponsive suffering from apparent sharp force injuries to his body on the floor of the WMATA subway car #3045. Members of the DCFD/EMS responded to the scene and found no signs consistent with life and eft the decedent's remains on the scene, The decedent was pronounced dead at 4:15pm by MALI Leigh Fields of the DC Office of the Chief ‘Medical Examiner. The decedent's remains were transported to the DC Office of the Chief Medi. post mortem examination. ‘The decedent has been identified as KEVIN JOSEPH SUTHERLAND. ‘The decedent's remains were observed by this affiant, who notated multiple sharp force traumit injuries to his chest, abdomen, upper right back, left side, right side, left arm and right arm. The decedent also susta ned several superficial injuries to his body along with apparent defensive wounds to his right hand and fingers. ‘Asa result of this assault, members of the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch responded to the scene ‘and initiated an investigation and several witnesses were interviewed. One such witness was interviewed and will be hereinafter referred to as W-1. W-1 reported that it was riding on the subway train when it observed the defendant walk over to the decedent and attempt to take an item from the decedent's waist area. W-1 reported that decedent and defendant began to struggle over the item and the defendant was observed punching the decedent repeatedly until he fell to the floor. W-1 reported the decedent cries aut for help and W-1 observed the defendant brandishing something in his right hand, W-1 reported the defendant continued assaulting the decedent who was now b/eeding. W-1 reported it observed the defendant throw the decedent's cellphone at him as he lay on the floor of the train. W-1 described the 2015 CEW 233; ‘defendant has a black male wearing: rk clothing, 5-21, 160 pounds, black sunt’ es, witha Hat and bandana on his head. - ‘A second witness was interviewed and will be hereinafter referred to as W-2. W-2 reported that while on WMATA subway it suddenly observed four guys, runs towards it. W-2 reported that as a result it looked and obse ved the decedent and the defendant tussling. The decedent was then on the ground, but right before the decedent we xt down it observed the defendant hit him in the chest with a black object. W-2 reported that the defendant then tore so nething apart and threw itdown. \W-2 reported the defendant went to the front of the train and then walked back to the decedent and stomped an him. W-2 reported it then observed the defendant then encounter an older man and @ woman and stile their money. W-2 described the suspect as a black male, approximately 5'9-5'10, red bandana, gold Ray Ban aviator sunglasses, dark pants, dark shirt, short dreads, and high top sneakers. Over the course of the interview with W-2 it was presented @ sequential nine color photo array by Detective Jeffrey Weber and Jeramiah Mendez for the purpse of identification. in this photo array Defendant JASPER SPIRES photograph was positioned in photo #3. W-2 revieweil all nine photographs and stated “S and 8 look like him. He had sharp features.” W-2 reviewed the photo array again a id stated “That guy... That’s what he looked like to me while tapping photograph #5. W-2 then reported to detectives ‘If! had to testify ! would say #5, but 'm not 100%.” W-2 did not describe the four men initially running towards it as a being involved in the assault. [Athird witness was interviewed and will hereinafter be referred to as W-3. W-3 reported that it was on the WMATA subway train when it observed the defendant knock the decedent to the ground and was stabbing him. The defendant then kicked the decedent and threw a cellphone towards the decedent. [After stabbing the decedent, the defendant walked down the metro car towards it. W-3 reporte j that the defendant ‘approached it and stated, “What do ya'll got?” The suspect then proceeded to rifle through W-:'s pockets and took 3 farecard out of its front pocket and its wallet out W-3's back pocket. W-3 reported that the defendant threw its farecard and its wallet to the ground, but not before the defendant went through its wallet and took the money that was in the wallet which W-3 estimated to be approximately 65 dollars and a sum of US currency from anot!ver female robbery victim. W-3 reported that the defendant was the first passenger off the train where the decedent was lacated when the train came to a stop at NOMA-Gallaudet Metra station and was last seen going down the escalator of the aforementioned station. W-3 described the defendant as a black male, short curly hair, stubble on his face, cap or scarf, ark t-shirt with a graphic design, black jeans, bloody hands and arms, armed with a folding knife with a black handle. ‘A fourth witness was interviewed and will be hereinafter referred to W-4, W-4 reported that it was inside the NOMA- Gallaudet Metro station booth located at the Florida Ave side of the metro station, when it obstirved an individual jump the turnstile in what it believed to evade fair. W-4 reported as the defendant jumped the turnstile, he dropped a black book bag as well as a pair of camouflage pants further past the turnstiles. W-4 reported that the defendant briefly paused asif he was going to retrieve the items; however, he fled the station carrying with him another 9ag. W-4 reported he observed the defendant run westbound on N Street NE along the north sidewalk out of sight. W-4 reported that the black book bag was retrieved from the ground and put it on top of a turrsstile. W-4 reported that it utilized a paper towel to gather the camouflage pants and put them inside the black book bag the defendant dropped. W- A notified Metropolitan Transit Authority police of the recovery of the bag and its contents and the bag was safeguarded by law enforcement until processing and seizure by MPD Mobile Crime technicians, W-4 could only describe the defendant as a black male in this early 20's. During the processing of the black book bag dropped by the defendant technicians from the M?DC Mobile Crime unit conducted a preliminary inventory of the bags contents along with Detective Gabriel Truby. Detective Truby notated that contained in the bag were a pair of camouflage pants (as described by W-4), a beige or brown wash cloth which contained suspected serological (blood) evidence, and an AmeriHealth health insurance card with the narne JASPER SPIRES, member 0/5 CRW) 2276 1D# 70711502, and DOB: 9/21/1996. ‘A query of iaw enforcement databases on JASPER SPIRES revealed that on Thursday July 2, 2015, Niefendant JASPER SPIRES, black male, DOB: 9/21/1996, and MPDC POIDH 672493 was placed under arrest in the 52CO block of Wisconsin ‘Avenue, Northwest, Washington DC, by officers assigned to the Second District and charged with Robbery Force and Violence and misdemeanor assault on police officers, This affiant learned that on July 3, 2015, JASPER SPIRES was presented on charges of simple assault along with misdemeanor assault on police officers in OC S sperior Court. Defendant SPIRES was released on his own personal recognizance in DC Superior Court in case # ]01SCMD008904. This affiant learned from law enforcement officers that during arrest the numerous items of personal property were recovered from defendant SPIRES and held as prisoners property, they included a black book bag and assorted personal items which included clothing and a pair of glasses. [A fifth witness was interviewed and will hereinafter be referred to as W-5. W-5 reported that it was on the metro train car ‘when it observed the stabbing of the decedent. W-5 described the suspect as being a black male, approximately 28-30 years of age, dark complexion, 5-8 to 5-10 In height, low haircut, wearing an orange and red banciana, white shirt, and black pants. W-5 was being interviewed utilizing the services of an interpreter. On Saturday July 4, 2015, between the hours of 6:00am-6:15am, Defendant SPIRES responded tc the MPDC Second District and retrieved his book bag and assorted personal items from the police custody. During this interaction with law enforcement, Defendant SPIRES entire interaction to include taking possession of a black book bg was captured on video footage from the 2" District station area. The black book bag recovered from the NOMA-Gallauc et metro station appeared to be the same bag turned over the defendant at the Second District. {As this investigation progressed, Detectives reviewed footage from several Washington Metropclitan Area Transit ‘Authority cameras from both the Rhode Island Avenue and NOMA- Gallaudet subway stations. Detectives were able to determine that the decedent entered the Rhade Island Avenue Metro station at 12:38 pm prior :o boarding WMATA subway train, Detectives also determined that WMATA subway train left Rhode (sland Avenue Metro station at 12:46 pm with the next stop being NOMA-Gallaudet station and the train arrival time being approximately 12:49 pm. In the video footage from the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station detectives observed the defendant who is described as a black male, medium complexion, red bandana on his head, dark lang sleeve shirt, dark pants, black sneaker:, and holding a red and black Nike backpack enter the Rhode Island Avenue station shortly after the decedent had entered the sta During the review of the video footage, Detectives observed the WMATA subway train arriving it the NOMA-Gallaudet station, The defendant is seen walking from the second train car where the decedent's body is found, which is consistent «with W-3's description of events. in addition, the defendant is observed wearing gloves on both hands and immediately walked down the nearby steps to the street level. The defendant is then observed running on the ground level toward the exit on the Florida Avenue side of the train station. The defendant abruptly stops and turns around in the opposite direction and is out of sight of the camera before continuing to run toward the Florida Avenue wxit. The defendant Is observed exiting the NOMA-Gallaudet station dropping an article of clothing (camouflage pants) from an additional red Nike bag he possessed. Detectives C, Bastian, J. Weber, and J. Mendez recanvassed the NOMA-Gallaudet metro station, specifically the area where defendant Spires was observed going out of camera view on the video footage. As a result of that canvass, 2015 Chw 22 % detectives located a trash can. Ache. _ / the trash contents revealed a small blac ding knife that was submerged in liquids from the trash can. The knife was recovered as evidence In this ongoing investigation. ‘During the evening of July 4, 2015, Officer Bruce Paige of the MPDC 2™ District was interviewed by Detective Joshua Branson regarding this homicide investigation. Over the course of that interview, Officer Paige vias shown video footage from the Rhode Island Avenue metro station. Prior to publishing Officer Paige with the video he was asked to determine if he could recognize anyone in the footage. Upon viewing the video footage, Officer Paige indicated to Detective Branson that he was 100 percent certain he recognized JASPER SPIRES, a defendant he arrested on July z, 2015. Officer Paige reported that in addition to the arrest on July 2, 2025, he had at least two previous law enforceient contacts with defendant SPIRES for suspicious activity in the 2 District, PSA 202. Officer Paige reported that «luring his previous encounters with the defendant SPIRES he acted as if he was under the influence and would talk to himself. Officer Paige indicated that in the video footage from the Rhode Istand Avenue station defendant SPIRES wa wearing red bandana, sunglasses with white trim, a red and black back pack, dark shirt, and black multi-color tennis st oes. Based on the on facts set forth in this affidavit, your affiant believes probable cause exists and iespectfully requests that a Judge of the District of Columbia Superior Court issue an arrest warrant charging JASPER SPIRE, and MPDC PDIDH672493 with this offense. TO: WARRANT CLERK relink PLEASE ISSUE A WARRANT FOR: _JASPER SPIRES. ‘SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN BEFORE ME THIS Charge With: _Fiert Degree Murder while armed (Knife) Felony Murder er" “Telephonicaly approved by AUSA Sharon Donovan ——_____ ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY (UDGE) DEPUTY CLERK) SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Form CD(7}1050 evlelon Date: 1-29-06

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