July 2019 - Page 4 of 10

Multiple Witness Testimonies Conflict in Murder Trial

Details On July 23, a witness told the jury information that conflicts with the testimonies of two other witnesses. Terik McLeod, 33, is charged with first-degree murder for shooting Devaun Drayton,... Read More

Defense Counsel Motions for Mistrial After Witness Says Too Much

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 23, 2019
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A defense attorney told a DC Superior Court judge that he planned on filing a motion for a mistrial because a witness testified that his client had a criminal history.... Read More

Judge Grants Prosecution’s Request for Indictment Extension

Details A DC Superior Court judge granted the prosecution’s request for a 24-hour extension on obtaining an indictment for a murder defendant. Mark Fletcher is charged with second-degree murder while armed... Read More

Judge Gives Defense Counsel More Time to Motion for Separation

Details A DC Superior Court judge gave defense counsel more time to decide if they would file motions to separate their clients’s cases. Nyekemia Everett and Malik Hewitt are co-defendants charged... Read More

Defendant Receives 6 Years in Prison for Fatal Car Crash

Details A murder defendant was sentenced to six years in prison for a fatal vehicular crash in 2016. Timothy Johnson pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and assault with significant bodily injury for killing 50-year-old Kim Moore and... Read More

Document: Police Arrest Suspect in Connection to 11-year-old Boy’s Death

Details The Metropolitan Police Department arrested July 20 a man they believe is connected to the death of a boy in Southeast, DC. According to a press release, 29-year-old Tony Antoine... Read More

Document: Homicide on U Street, NW

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 21, 2019
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department is investing a fatal shooting that occurred on July 20. According to a press release, officers found 34-year-old Eric Byrd suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on... Read More

Document: Double Homicide in DC’s Trinidad Neighborhood

Details Two males were fatally shot in same residence in Northeast, DC on July 19. According to a Metropolitan Police Department press release, police found two males, 17-year-old Ahkii Washington-Scruggs and 57-year-old... Read More

Murder Defendant Threatened Him Before Testimony, Witness Says

Details A cooperating witness, who previously testified on July 9, said the defendant threatened him the day before. Terik McLeod, 33, is charged with first-degree murder while armed with aggrivating circumstances... Read More

Document: Police Arrest Suspect in Connection to March Homicide

Details The Metropolitan Police Department arrested July 19 a suspect for murder that occurred in Northeast, DC. According to a news release, 19-year-old Raymond Avent is charged with first-degree murder while... Read More

DNA Evidence Doesn’t Connect to Murder Defendant, Expert Says

Details An expert witness told a jury July 17 that the defendant’s DNA was not found at the murder scene. Terik McLeod, 33, is charged with first-degree murder while armed with... Read More

Defense Requests Permission to Question Witness’s Mental Health

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 19, 2019
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details Before counsel begins arguments in a murder trial, the defense lawyer asked a DC Superior Court judge if he could ask questions about a witness’s mental health. Gary Proctor is... Read More

Month: July 2019