A Maryland man was indicted on a slew of charges in connection with the fatal shooting of his girlfriend's husband, federal authorities said.
Keyon Slaughter, 27, of Waldorf, faced charges including first-degree premeditated murder while armed and first-degree burglary while armed for the December 5, 2022 killing of Dana Bailey, Jr., as per the U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and MPD Chief Pamela Smith, a crime that shook Southeast, Washington D.C, to its core. The victim before his untimely death, had caught wind of his wife's infidelity with Slaughter earlier that year, and it was this betrayal that set the stage for the tragic confrontation that would lead to his demise.
The accused allegedly broke into the couple's apartment where he confronted and shot Bailey once in the chest. After committing the act, Slaughter fled the state but not before Bailey could whisper his killer’s nickname, "Papi," to a first responder, a name that would echo in the halls of justice months later. The U.S. Attorney's Office stated that at the time of the murder, Slaughter was already on supervised probation for a prior felony.
Since his arrest in July 2023, Slaughter has been detained awaiting trial, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles R. Jones leading the prosecution. This haunting case, revealing layers of personal treachery and legal transgression, is the fruit of investigative labors by the dedicated members of MPD's Homicide Branch, tasked with unraveling a tapestry of violence and deceit woven on that fateful December morning.
