A District man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the slaying of a man during a dice game in Northeast Washington.
The slaying took place early Oct. 2, 2010, in the parking lot in the 5300 block of Dix Street NE.
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During the dice game, Rickey Pharr, 28, and Angelo Jones got into an argument, and Pharr accused the 31-year-old Jones of being a government informant.
Pharr then asked another person for a gun. He left the area and returned with a gun and shot Jones six times in the back as he tried to walk away from Pharr, prosecutors said.
Pharr faces a minimum of 35 in prison for first-degree murder, obstruction of justice and related charges. His sentencing date is April 27 before D.C. Superior Court Judge Thomas J. Motley.
A second man, Curtis Patterson, 23, also was charged in the killing. He is awaiting trial in April.
