Overview
- Naqwan Antonio Lucas, 18, was arrested Wednesday in Montgomery Village/Germantown, Md., by Metropolitan Police and the U.S. Marshals’ Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force.
- Lucas was indicted on 16 counts, including first-degree murder, in the June 30 shooting that killed UMass Amherst student and congressional intern Eric Tarpinian‑Jachym; he pleaded not guilty at a Thursday arraignment.
- He also faces a separate indictment in the July 4 killing of 17-year-old Zoey Kelley, whom prosecutors say was found shot in the head inside a storage container in a bedroom closet.
- Investigators say three gunmen exited a stolen vehicle and opened fire near 7th and M Streets NW, striking bystanders; surveillance video and a publicly offered $75,000 reward aided the case.
- Two other 17-year-olds, Kelvin Thomas Jr. and Jailen (Jalen) Lucas, were arrested in September and remain charged as adults in Tarpinian‑Jachym’s death, with a status hearing set for Nov. 7.