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D.C. Witness Staff
- October 24, 2017
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Details Police are investigating after Shawntese Murphy, 20, was found fatally shot. Police arrived at the scene at approximately 10:53 p.m. on Oct. 20 and found Murphy, of Suitland, MD, in... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- October 24, 2017
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Details A man who randomly stabbed another man aboard a red-line metro train on July 4 pleaded guilty to murder, and could face at least 30 years in prison if his... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- October 23, 2017
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Details Police announced the arrest of a suspect for the murder of Omar Earl Rogers, 25, who was found fatally shot. Michael Leonard Jones, 21, was arrested and charged with first-degree... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- October 22, 2017
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Details Thomasine Bennett was sentenced to 10 years for beating Walter Clark to death with a bat earlier this year. During her sentencing on Friday, Bennett turned to Clark’s family and... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- October 20, 2017
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Details Antwon Green’s November trial date remains unchanged after a status hearing on Oct. 16. Green is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting and killing Breond Keys on... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- October 20, 2017
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Details Sean Maichael Baker, 35, charged with the fatal stabbing of her boyfriend, has been released as she awaits trial. The judge decided that a halfway house was no longer necessary,... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- October 20, 2017
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Details The family and friends of 39-year-old Darryn Conte sat in court on Friday, as Mark Beasley was sentenced to 40 years for murdering Conte after an argument at a nightclub.... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- October 20, 2017
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Details In court on Friday, Jerrell Powell’s counsel rejected a Mental Competency Restoration Report that said he was competent to stand trial. Powell was arrested in August of 2016 for the alleged murder... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- October 20, 2017
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Details Amid new evidence, a new case has been scheduled for the murder charges against Andre Joyner. In court on Friday, Joyner’s defense requested that the charges and trial against him for... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- October 20, 2017
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Details The man charged with the murder of his ex-girlfriend agreed to DNA testing as the case against him moves forward. Hairston has been charged with allegedly murdering his ex-girlfriend, Stephanie Goodloe.... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- October 20, 2017
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Details Deangelo Thorne pleaded not guilty during his felony status conference on Oct. 18. Thorne allegedly stabbed and killed 23-year-old Waliyatou Amadou on Jan. 8, with footage and a GPS tracker... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- October 20, 2017
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Details Brandon Byrd, 20, charged with killing his father, continues to undergo mental examination hearings. Byrd has been held for mental examinations since Nov. 4, 2016, and has been declared incompetent... Read More