Parties Delay Trial For Fatal Arson Defendant Amid Mental Competency Dispute - DC Witness

Parties Delay Trial For Fatal Arson Defendant Amid Mental Competency Dispute - DC Witness

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz vacated a trial date for a fatal arson defendant on May 1 after the defense expressed their intention to contest his mental competency. Dayshawn Nolan, 23, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in an arson that killed Antoinette Davis on July 3, 2022 on the 400 block of Condon Terrace, SE. Davis succumbed to her injuries on July 17, 2022.  To be competent to stand trial,…