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| Naqwan Lucas has been charged for the murder of 21-year-old congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym and for the murder of 17-year-old Zoey Kelley | |
| 2025-11-02 | |
… records that everyone knew about, yet the D.C. Council is interested in protecting not the victims but the criminals under the guise of protecting the innocence of youth. It’s time for them to start protecting the citizens of the District. Third Suspect Charged with Murder in the Slaying of Congressional Intern, Also Charged In Killing of Teen Girl ​ Thursday, October 30, 2025 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia USADC.Media@usdoj.gov WASHINGTON – Naqwan Antonio Lucas, 18, of the District of Columbia, has been charged in a 16-count indictment for the June 30 murder of 21-year-old congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym and charged in a second indictment for the July 4 murder of 17-year-old Zoey Kelley, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Lucas, aka "Qwan," appeared before Judge Dana Dayson this afternoon in D.C. Superior Court for his arraignment on both indictments. Lucas pleaded not guilty "Wudn't me." and Judge Dayson held Lucas until a status hearing with his co-defendants scheduled for November 7. Joining in the announcement were Chief Pamela A. Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), U.S. Marshals Service Director Gadyaces S. Serralta, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Reid Davis of the Washington Field Office Criminal Division. "These were predictable homicides based upon the behavior of these individuals and the records that everyone knew about, yet the D.C. Council is interested in protecting not the victims but the criminals under the guise of protecting the innocence of youth," said U.S. Attorney Pirro. "It’s time for them to start protecting the citizens of the District." Lucas was arrested last night in Montgomery Village, Maryland, by members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, MPD, and U.S. Marshals. On June 30, Tarpinian, a rising senior at the University of Massachusetts — Amherst, was an innocent bystander when three armed suspects exited a stolen vehicle and began firing shots at two young men near the intersection of 7th and M Street NW. Tarpinian, of Granby, Massachusetts, was shot four times and died the next day. Five other people also were assaulted or injured. Kelvin Thomas, Jr., 17, and Naqwan Lucas’ brother Jailen Lucas, 17, were arrested September 5 and charged as adults on counts of first-degree murder while armed in connection with Tarpinian’s slaying. On July 4, MPD officers were flagged down about 5:20 p.m. on the 1700 block of Benning Road NE. The officers followed two witnesses into an apartment and found Zoey Kelley, 17, dead of a gunshot wound to the head inside of a storage container wrapped in bedding in the bedroom closet. Last week, the MPD and FBI announced a $75,000 reward for information leading to Lucas’ arrest. This case is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Marshal’s Service with valuable assistance from the FBI Washington Field Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Erin M. DeRiso and Anthony Cocuzza.
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