2 weeks after dramatically reduced bail, suspect murders 25 year old walking his dog *GUILTY*

One of two suspects arrested in Philadelphia in connection to the death of a 25-year-old Temple University graduate shot while walking his dog had been freed just two weeks earlier on bail dramatically reduced in part because of coronavirus pandemic-related court closures.​

District Attorney Larry Krasner said in a statement Sunday night that his office had argued in two separate cases last year that 20-year-old Davis L. Josephus be held in jail, "yet bail was lowered by judges over our objections." Josephus is facing several charges, including murder, conspiracy, robbery and illegal firearm offenses after allegedly shooting Milan Loncar in Brewerytown Wednesday.

Davis L. Josephus's bail was reduced from $200,000 to $12,000.​

Josephus – who had been arrested five times since January 2019 -- was charged on Feb. 19, 2020, with 11 counts, including kidnapping for ransom, robbery, car theft, firearms violations and other charges, in connection to an incident that previous July. The victim, in that case, was an Uber driver, Jane Roh, a spokesperson for Krasner, told The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Bail was initially set at $100,000, but months later Senior Municipal Court Judge Teresa Carr Deni lowered that amount to just $20,000 after the eighth time authorities scheduled and then failed to hold a preliminary hearing for the case, partially due to pandemic-related courthouse closures.

On Dec. 29, Josephus again posted the required 10% – just $1,200. Sixteen days later, on Jan. 13, Loncar was killed.

Philadelphia suspect freed on dramatically reduced bail 2 weeks before Temple U grad slayed walking dog

One of two suspects arrested in Philadelphia in connection to the death of a 25-year-old Temple University graduate shot while walking his dog had been freed just two weeks earlier on bail dramatically reduced in part because of coronavirus pandemic-related court closures.

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Davis L. Josephus, has been charged with murder, first-degree conspiracy, second-degree robbery and illegal firearms offenses, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced Sunday.



Court records show Josephus has been arrested five times since January 2019. He was charged last February with kidnapping for ransom, robbery and car theft, and remained in prison for most of 2020.

Krasner, whose bail policies have drawn criticism, said that his office argued that Josephus's bail was lowered by judges over prosecutors' objections.

"So we are clear, the District Attorney's Office does not set bail," Kranser said. "The judiciary sets bail, after hearing arguments from the prosecution and the defense. We will have more to say on this matter as more information from our partners in the criminal justice system becomes available."

Suspect accused of killing Brewerytown man walking his dog was out on reduced bail

Josephus Davis posted bail two weeks before allegedly killing Milan Loncar

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[Kimster]

This kind of thing is scaring me. In Oregon, they are planning to close down three prisons! Our state is not that big And they’ve already complained about overcrowding. Where do they think these people are going to go? I know where they’re going to go! On our streets!

 

[GrandmaBear]

This kind of thing is scaring me. In Oregon, they are planning to close down three prisons! Our state is not that big And they’ve already complained about overcrowding. Where do they think these people are going to go? I know where they’re going to go! On our streets!

I tell you I am not one to protest but people really need to start getting upset about this happening and saying something about it. We all just think there is nothing we can do any more with what they keep doing in this country but murderers or several time felons released is ridiculous.

 

[Mel70]

This kind of thing is scaring me. In Oregon, they are planning to close down three prisons! Our state is not that big And they’ve already complained about overcrowding. Where do they think these people are going to go? I know where they’re going to go! On our streets!

Exactly. Great plan.

 

[Mel70]

ENOUGH ON ALL THESE MURDERERS, THUGS, MOLESTERS, AND RAPISTS!!!

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Video of Brewerytown dog walker’s slaying is played in court as accused shooter is held for trial

Milan Loncar, 25, was fatally shot in his Brewerytown neighborhood. The alleged gunman, Josephus Davis, 20, was held for trial on murder and related charges.

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Video of Brewerytown dog walker’s slaying is played in court as accused shooter is held for trial​

Surveillance video played in court Tuesday showed Milan Loncar walking his dog in his Brewerytown neighborhood on a January evening when two men boxed him in — one with a gun pointed at his chest, the other behind him. They rifled through his pockets. Then the gunman shot him in the chest.

The shooter and his accomplice ran away as Loncar, 25, stood still for a few seconds, appeared to try to use his phone, then collapsed to the sidewalk.

He was still clutching the leash of his dog, Roo, a dachshund-Chihuahua mix, when police responded a few minutes later, finding Loncar bleeding at 31st and Jefferson Streets. Officers rushed him to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly afterward.

On Tuesday, the alleged gunman, Josephus Davis, 20, who lived a few blocks from the shooting, sat in a city courtroom accused of murder. Seven police witnesses testified about surveillance video, the distinctive clothing Davis wore the day of the shooting that was captured in the footage, alleged gunshot residue found on his jacket, and his arrest later that night in an unrelated carjacking.

Municipal Court Judge James DeLeon held Davis for trial on all charges, including murder, robbery, conspiracy, and gun offenses. He dismissed the carjacking charges, citing a lack of evidence.

 

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A 21-year-old was found guilty of murder for fatally shooting a man walking his dog in Brewerytown

Josephus Davis faces a life sentence after being convicted of second-degree murder and related charges in the killing of Milan Loncar, 25.

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A 21-year-old was found guilty of murder for fatally shooting a man walking his dog in Brewerytown​

A Philadelphia jury on Friday found a 21-year-old guilty of murder for fatally shooting a man who was walking his dog in Brewerytown last year — a botched robbery attempt that attracted attention for its seemingly random and senseless nature.

Josephus Davis faces a life sentence after being convicted of second-degree murder, robbery, and related charges in the death of Milan Loncar, 25, a Wayne native and 2019 Temple University graduate who was attacked after taking a walk with his dog after work. Davis shot Loncar after trying to rifle through his pockets, prosecutors said, then ran away with a co-conspirator as Loncar lay bleeding on the street.

Relatives and supporters of both Loncar and Davis cried in the courtroom as the verdict was read, though both sides declined to comment afterward.

Assistant District Attorney Joanne Pescatore, who prosecuted the case, said she was simply happy that the Loncar family got a measure of justice.