Keyon Slaughter, 28, of Waldorf, Maryland, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the December 2022 murder of Dana Bailey, Jr., according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Slaughter pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed on June 20, 2025. The Honorable Danya Dayson sentenced Slaughter on September 12, 2025. In addition to the prison sentence, Judge Dayson sentenced Slaughter to serve five years on supervised release.
On December 5, 2022, at approximately 10:15 a.m., Slaughter entered the home of the victim, Dana Bailey, Jr., in Southeast DC, according to a proffer of facts presented during the plea hearing. Once inside the apartment, Slaughter faced Mr. Bailey and shot him once in the chest with a .40 caliber revolver, killing him. Slaughter fled the apartment. At the time of the murder, Slaughter was in a relationship with Mr. Bailey’s wife, who was charged with Slaughter and pleaded guilty to obstructing justice.
Slaughter was serving supervised probation in Charles County, Maryland, following an armed robbery conspiracy conviction from 2019. Slaughter was caught in July 2023 and has been held ever since.
Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) joined in on the announcement.
In announcing the sentencing, US Attorney Pirro and Chief Smith praised the efforts of MPD’s Homicide Branch investigators.
Finally, they praised the efforts of Assistant United States Attorney Charles R. Jones, who prosecuted the case.
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