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D.C. Witness Staff
- July 12, 2017
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Details Before the trial against Mark Beasley began, the prosecution brought in two homicide detectives to cement Beasley’s role in the murder of Darryn Conte. Beasley, 42, allegedly shot and killed... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- July 11, 2017
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Details The man charged with the murder of Darlene Bryant in 2015 was found guilty. Delonte Wynn was found guilty of first-degree premeditated murder while armed. Throughout the trial, the defense... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- July 11, 2017
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Details A man was arrested for the murder of Marcus Barnes who was found dead in November 2016. Barnes was found in the 100 Block of Irvington St., SW., suffering from... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- July 11, 2017
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Details Judge Lynn Leibovitz has found probable cause that Chad Hawthorne, arrested last month for the murder of Antonio Bassett, committed second-degree murder while armed. Leibovitz also declared Hawthorne a danger to... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- July 11, 2017
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Details Seth Sinquan Holmes was ordered held without bail, despite allegations of contradicting witnesses in his arraignment hearing. Holmes was charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly killing 25-year-old Damonta Thompson in... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- July 10, 2017
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Details Police are investigating the shooting of two men, one of whom was pronounced dead by the time emergency workers arrived. Kennedy Javier Amaya-Olivares was found early Saturday morning in the... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- July 10, 2017
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Details After days of trial followed by more days of deliberation, the jury delivered a guilty verdict on five out of six charges in Jonathan Taylor’s trial. Taylor was found guilty of first-degree murder... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- July 10, 2017
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Details Charles Sykes will continue to stay hospitalized at St. Elizabeth’s, for the time being. Sykes is charged with second-degree murder while armed after he allegedly killed Cheryl Schafer on April 22,... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- July 10, 2017
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Details Saeed Woodall, 23, was ordered held without bail on an allegation that he murdered Deonta Farrar last month. Farrar, 32, was found on the 4500 Block of Quarles St., NE,... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- July 10, 2017
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Details A man charged with the death of his father was ruled incompetent to stand trial. Brandon Byrd currently faces second-degree murder charges for the fatal stabbing of his father, Otis... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- July 10, 2017
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Details Whether two cell phones could be used as evidence in the trial against Eugene Burns was the topic of much debate days before Burns heads to trial. Burns is charged... Read More