Three relatives of a Prince George’s County man accused of killing an undercover informant have been indicted on charges of obstructing justice in the federal murder investigation. The trio are accused of providing a false alibi for their family member, Weldon Gordon, 33, who is awaiting trial on murder charges in the 2008 slaying of Drug Enforcement Administration informant Andre Hayes. Gordon’s girlfriend, Tiffany Reaves, has also been charged in Hayes’ death, although prosecutors have not said who pulled the trigger.
Arrested this week on charges of obstruction and perjury were Gordon’s sister, Keyla Clements, 35, her husband, Antoine Clements, 38, both of District Heights, and their mother, Vicki Gordon, of Upper Marlboro.
The defendants face sentences of up to 10 years in prison if convicted for the obstruction charge. The perjury charge carries up to five years in prison.
According to the indictment, Keyla and Antoine Clements falsely testified that her brother and Reaves were helping to clean up a children’s party at the Millwood Recreational Center in District Heights at the time of the shooting. Prosecutors said the party already had ended and the family had left the recreational center some time earlier. Prosecutors said Vicki Gordon got a young child to lie before the grand jury.
Prosecutors said Hayes bought about $2,000 worth of crack cocaine from Gordon in D.C. and Prince George’s County spread out over three separate buys. In one instance, Gordon, a Metro bus driver, sold the drugs while in uniform, prosecutors said.
Gordon was arrested on drug charges in September 2008. Prosecutors said Gordon learned that Hayes was a witness against him and attempted to contact Hayes 52 times over five days. The calls came so frequently that DEA agents warned Gordon against contacting anyone associated with the case.
The next day, prosecutors said, Tiffany Reaves began calling Hayes to strike up a “romance.” Hayes did not know that Reaves was Gordon’s girlfriend. Over the next six days, Hayes and Reaves communicated 117 times, and even met at Jasper’s Restaurant in Largo.
On Halloween night, prosecutors said, Reaves invited Hayes to get together at a residence on the 10600 block of Broadleaf Drive.
During the last 49 minutes of Hayes’ life, as he drove in the DEA-owned car to meet Reaves, the two talked on the phone for 32 minutes, the last conversation ending at 12:03 a.m., six minutes before Hayes was fatally shot, prosecutors said.
