Daniel Raymond Posey III
La Plata, MD – Daniel Raymond Posey III, 24 of Nanjemoy, indicted February 2015 for the August 2011 murder of 29-year-old Crystal Keyona Anderson, was in Charles County Circuit Court Tuesday, June 14, and Assistant State’s Attorney Frank Granados was not happy.
Before Judge H. James West, Granados accused Posey of intimidating witnesses not to testify when the case goes to trial later this fall.
“Since the defendant received discovery in this case in June of 2015, he has systematically attempted to tamper with certain witnesses in this case,” Granados asserted.
Granados said that in addition to phone calls, letters and video visits, Posey attempted to bribe one of the witnesses not to testify.
He said his office combed through hours of phone conversations and letters written by the defendant in order to form its conclusions that Posey was trying to influence witnesses in the case.
“There are a number of phone calls where he attempted to reach out to witnesses in the case, asking them not to come to court,” Granados stated. “He attempted to intimidate witnesses and to bribe witnesses.
“At times, there were five to seven calls a day,” he stated.
He added that the bulk of the calls went to Lloyd Jackson.
“He is a witness,” Granados said. “What he has to say is very powerful.”
At one point, he noted, Posey attempted to kill himself, telling Jackson, “I killed people. My life is over.”
He said Posey would call a friend, who would then initiate a three-way call between himself, the friend and the witness.
“He told the witness, ‘I know what you said,’ ” Granados explained. “He said, ‘we got to get through this. I know what you said. Don’t do that. Follow the code.’ ”
“The witness told him, ‘I’m not taking the stand,’ ” he added. “Obviously, what Mr. Posey said had the desired effect.”
In one conversation, Posey allegedly told someone to relay a message to one of the witnesses he would pay him $10,000 if he didn’t come to court.
He asked that the defendant be placed in isolation where his ability to contact witnesses would be limited.
Posey’s attorney, Chase Johnson, denied the state’s allegations, saying he had problems with the accusations against his client.
“The state is interpreting and interjecting,” Johnson said. “There isn’t any intent to disrupt court proceedings,” he added.
West said he would need to read and listen to the audio evidence before making a decision.
He is expected to rule on the state’s motion Monday, June 20.
Contact Joseph Norris at joe.norris@thebaynet.com
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