December 2019 - Page 2 of 6

Judge Denies Motion to Establish Reliability for the Prosecution’s Star Witness

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied a motion to conduct a pretrial hearing to determine the reliability of the prosecution’s key cooperating witness on Dec. 18. Mason Binion, 32, Victor Carvajal,... Read More

Judge Releases Murder Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge released a murder defendant on Dec. 17. John Fenner is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting Jonathan Hernandez on the 100 block of T... Read More

Prosecution Is Not Giving All of the Evidence, Says Murder Defendant’s Attorney

Details Prior to a preliminary hearing, a defense attorney said the prosecution had not given all the evidence needed for a murder case. Melvin Simmons is charged with first-degree murder while... Read More

3 Murder Defendants Agree to Plead Guilty

Details During a status hearing Dec. 17, three murder defendants pleaded guilty to killing a man in 2016. Marcus Martin, Marc Butler and William Cunningham are charged with felony murder while armed,... Read More

Judge Sentences Murder Defendant Despite Attempt at a Delay

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a murder defendant on Dec. 17, despite a last minute effort to have his sentence delayed. Kenneth Adams was found guilty of first-degree murder while... Read More

Judge Continues 3 Defendants Hearing For Global Plea Deal

Details A three co-defendant murder case was continued in order to finish details on a potential global plea deal. Marcus Martin, Marc Butler and William Cunningham are charged with felony murder while... Read More

Recording an Interview is an ‘Invasion of Privacy,’ Says Murder Defendant

Details A murder defendant said recording a mental observation interview would be an “invasion of his privacy” during a status hearing, Dec. 16. Daryl Thompson, who is also known as Darryl Tomkins, is... Read More

Judge Continues Status Hearing for Potential Plea Deal

Details A DC Superior Court Judge continued a status hearing for counsel to discuss a potential plea negotiation. Bernard Coleman III, 26, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, burglary, robbery while... Read More

Document: Police Investigate Homicide in Brookland

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 16, 2019
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on the 1000 block of Rhode Island Avenue, NE. According to a press release, officer found 19 year-old Daquan Hankins,... Read More

Victim’s Family Walks Out During Sentencing

Details On Dec. 12, a victim’s family walked out of court as a DC Superior Court judge was handing down sentences to two murder defendants. Robert Washington and Derrick Hart plead... Read More

DNA Evidence is ‘Extensive and Cannot be Expedited,’ Prosecutor Says

Details A prosecutor said that the DNA evidence undergoing testing in a case against a man accused of stabbing a dog walker is “extensive and cannot be expedited.” The testing may... Read More

Prosecutor says He’s ‘Not Opposed’ to Further Plea Negotiations

Details A prosecutor in a murder trial told a judge that he is not opposed to further plea negotiations with a murder defendant. Alton Rivers , 54, is charged with second-degree murder... Read More

Month: December 2019