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D.C. Witness Staff
- April 16, 2019
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Details Throughout the month of March, the District tallied nine homicides, the majority occurring in Southeast DC. While the number of homicides in March decreased when compared to February, overall gun-related deaths... Read More
By
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- April 15, 2019
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Details During opening arguments, the prosecution in a murder trial appealed to the jury’s sensitivity regarding violence against children. Derryck Decuir is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged... Read More
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- April 15, 2019
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Details After nearly six weeks of continuances, a murder defendant was presented in court April 15 in connection to a 2018 homicide. Robert Henson is charged with second-degree murder while armed... Read More
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- April 15, 2019
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Details Even though a DC Superior Court judge downgraded a murder defendant’s substantial probability ruling, he found probable cause that the defendant was involved with killing a 10-year-old girl. Darrise Jeffers... Read More
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- April 15, 2019
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Details During a hearing April 15, a defense attorney in a murder case requested information about a witness that could potentially prove his client is innocent. Roscoe Jones is charged with... Read More
By
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- April 12, 2019
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Details The defense in a murder case requested a hearing to address conflicting expert testimony. Cinquan Cartledge and Marquette Tibbs are charged with first-degree murder while armed for their alleged roles... Read More
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- April 12, 2019
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Details A murder defendant appeared in court for the first time in more than a year. Joshua Massaquoi is charged with first-degree murder while armed, conspiracy and a gun-related offense in connection... Read More
By
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- April 12, 2019
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Details A witness told a jury that he, not the murder defendant, is responsible for fatally shooting a teenager fifteen years ago. Terik McLeod is charged with two counts of first-degree... Read More
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- April 12, 2019
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Details A DC Superior Court judge found probable cause April 11 that a 60-year-old man did not stab his brother in self-defense. Joseph Smith is charged with voluntary manslaughter while armed... Read More
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- April 12, 2019
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Details During a status hearing April 11, a DC Superior Court judge granted a motion for a defense attorney to withdraw from a murder case. Mark K. Bowser is charged with... Read More
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- April 12, 2019
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Details During a status hearing April 11, the prosecution in a murder case requested more time to receive DNA results. Co-defendants Robert Washington and Derrick Hart are charged with first-degree murder... Read More
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- April 11, 2019
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Details A DC Superior Court judged ordered the transfer of a murder defendant to Maryland to handle attempted murder, assault and gun charges before addressing his murder charge in the District... Read More