WASHINGTON — A Gaithersburg man has been released under "high-intensity supervision" after court documents reveal that he told officers he shot and killed a man in self-defense following a road rage fight in Southeast D.C. on Thursday.
Anthony Williams, 44, appeared in D.C. court Thursday afternoon facing charges of second-degree murder while armed following the violent incident on the 2700 block of Good Hope Road Southeast.
Court documents revealed that a crash Wednesday afternoon involving Williams and a female driver escalated after the woman called her partner for help.
The report indicates that 33-year-old Brooklyn Michael Lynn of Southeast D.C. arrived on the scene and punched Williams several times, according to witness statements.
People on the scene told officers that several tried to stop Lynn, but he continued confronting Williams who was driving a red sedan, according to the court reports.
Williams told officers that he retreated into his vehicle waiting for officers to arrive on the scene, but that Lynn opened the door of his car, pulled him out and struck him again in the head. The reports revealed in court indicate that video obtained by investigators does not show the 33-year-old pulling the man out of his car.
Williams confessed to officers that he shot Lynn in the left shoulder but claimed it was an act of self-defense. He told officers he was scared by Lynn's size and was unsure if the D.C. resident was armed, according to documents. There is no indication that Lynn was armed according to the recent court documents.
Officers reported that the Maryland man also told them that "he was not a monster."
An illegal 9mm handgun was recovered at the scene, according to D.C. police.
The defense argued in court that the father of four that works in a mall was not a threat to the community and that he had been violently attacked by the deceased.
Judge Lloyd U. Nolan Jr. granted his release with the condition that he be supervised by a GPS system and that he would also require routine check-ins.
Williams is due back in DC court Jan. 26.
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