DC Man Charged in 7-Month-Old’s 2023 Death

Dion Phelps was arrested at the D.C. jail and charged with first-degree murder in the March 2023 death of seven-month-old King Phelps, who was found unresponsive at a Southeast Washington home and pronounced dead at the scene. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide caused by blunt force trauma; one report says King was Phelps’s son, though police have not publicly confirmed their relationship. Phelps was already in custody on unrelated charges when the murder charge was filed, and authorities have not explained the delay or released further details about the investigation.