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- March 22, 2019
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Details During a preliminary hearing March 21, a detective said that most of the information police received regarding a shooting was “secondhand,” which means it was based on the words of... Read More
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- March 21, 2019
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Details A murder defendant entered a plea of not-guilty for killing a man in 2018. Tywan Porter, 26, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 39-year-old Alexander Mosby... Read More
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- March 21, 2019
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Details A defense lawyer says that detectives’ initial theory of how a woman was killed in 2004 changed. Tony Aiken, 47, is charged with second-degree murder for the alleged murder of... Read More
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- March 21, 2019
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Details The prosecution in a murder trial used time during cross examination to prove that a wife killed her husband for financial reasons. However, the defense sought to prove the woman... Read More
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- March 20, 2019
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Details The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the death of a 3-month-old infant in Southeast DC. According to a press release, on March 16 officers responded to reports of an unconscious... Read More
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- March 20, 2019
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Details A DC Superior Court judge separated the cases of two co-defendants on trial for murder because both defendant wanted to testify on the other’s behalf. Cinquan Cartledge and Marquette... Read More
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- March 20, 2019
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Details During a hearing March 19, a DC Superior Court judge ruled on multiple motions, including the defense’s right to claim their client acted in self-defense. Andre Becton is charged with second-degree... Read More
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- March 19, 2019
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Details The prosecution in a murder trial told a jury that the defendant was guilty because he was near the scene of the crime and did not like the victim. However,... Read More
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- March 19, 2019
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Details The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a third suspect in connection to a fatal shooting in Southeast DC. According to a press release, 30-year-old Gabriel Brown was arrested March 19 and charged... Read More
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- March 19, 2019
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Details A murder defendant requested new defense counsel after he said he did not receive good advice from his attorney about a pre-indictment plea deal. As a result of the allegation,... Read More
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- March 19, 2019
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Details The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the fatal stabbing of a 59-year-old man. According to a press release, officers found Thurman Knight suffering from a stab wound on the 500 block of Montana... Read More