Prosecutors Accused of ‘Keeping a Joker in Their Back Pocket,’ in Jail Call Disagreement - DC Witness

Prosecutors Accused of ‘Keeping a Joker in Their Back Pocket,’ in Jail Call Disagreement - DC Witness

Parties debated logistics for flagging a murder defendant’s jail calls before DC Superior Court Judge Neil Kravitz on July 7 in preparation for trial. Vanessa Bonaparte, 34, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, threatening to kidnap or injure a person, destruction of property $1000, and tampering with physical evidence. The counts stem from her alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of Dwayne Boyd, 31, on the 3500 block of East Ca…