February 2020 - D.C. Witness

Murder Defendant’s Trial Date Goes Unchanged

Details During a status hearing on Feb. 28, parties decided to keep the scheduled trial date for November of this year. Bernard Mckinney is charged with first-degree murder while committing or... Read More

Judge Moves Murder Defendant’s Trial Up

Details During a status hearing on Feb. 28, the trial date for a murder suspect was moved up by two months. Jordan Smith, 32, is charged with first-degree murder while armed... Read More

Co-Defendants Plead Not Guilty and Request Trial

Details Co-defendants in a homicide case pleaded not guilty Feb. 28 and requested a jury trial. James Mayfield and Robert Moses are charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting... Read More

Judge Suspends Part of Convicted Murderer’s Sentence

Details A judge suspended part of a murder defendant’s sentence on Feb. 28. Malcom Cunningham, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for stabbing 79-year-old David Norwood multiple times on... Read More

Judge Reschedules Hearing to Give Parties More Time

Details During a felony status conference on Feb. 28., a DC Superior Court judge rescheduled hearing to give parties more time to secure indictment. Xavier Hamilton, 26, is charged with second-degree... Read More

Judge Denies Motion to Suppress Statements Given to Police

Details Editors Note: The defendant in this case has since been acquitted on all counts. During a murder defendant’s motion hearing Feb. 26, a judge denied a motion to suppress statements... Read More

‘The Evidence is Seriously Problematic,’ Defense Says

Details During a preliminary hearing on Feb. 26, the defense argued that the evidence did not connect the defendant to the scene. Diantre S Smith, 43, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

DNA Links Suspect in Potomac River Rapist Case

Details A detective said Feb. 27 that his findings are connected to a suspect in a 21-year-old homicide case. Giles Warrick, 60, has been charged with first-degree murder and sexual assault... Read More

Jury Selection Begins for Deadly 2018 Shooting

Details During jury selection on Feb. 26, a DC Superior Court judge interviewed potential jurors on a murder case. Dajuan Jones, 19, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly... Read More

Document: Traffic Fatality on the 2400 block of Alabama Avenue, SE

Details On Feb. 26 a pedestrian was killed in a traffic accident on the 2400 block of Alabama Avenue, SE. a pedestrian was rolling in the roadway in the 2400 block... Read More

Judge Denies Prosecutors Request to Change Trial Date

Details During a hearing on Feb. 26, prosecutors asked for more time before trial commenced. Nyekemia Everett and Malik Hewitt are charged with first-degree murder while armed, conspiracy, attempt to commit... Read More

Murder Defendant Requests Counsel Change

Details During a status hearing on Feb. 25, a murder defendant asked for a change in counsel but was denied by a DC Superior Court judge. Stephon Evans and Alonzo Brown... Read More

Month: February 2020