February 2020 - Page 3 of 9

Details During a preliminary hearing on Dec. 21, a murder defendant rejected a plea deal. Diantre S Smith, 43, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting Nyesha Lenea... Read More

Document Homicide in Fairlawn

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 21, 2020
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on the 1600 block of 18th Street, SE. According to a press release, officers found 37-year-old Bryan Tate Jr., inside... Read More

Family Members Ask for Harsher Sentence for Double Homicide

Details A judge allowed family members of two victims to speak at a sentencing, pleading for greater punishment for a murder defendant. Davon Payton, who is also known as Davon Raynard... Read More

Case Dismissed: Parties Dispute Over Number of Gunshots

Details Editor’s note: The case against Kenneil Cole was dismissed on Feb. 1, 2023. During a status hearing Feb. 20, the prosecution told a DC Superior Court judge that a medical... Read More

Judge Grants Continuance So Defense can find Expert Witness

Details During a trial readiness hearing on Feb. 19, a judge granted the defense a continuance, giving them time to find an expert witness. Robert Wilson Dean Jr, 61, is charged... Read More

Prosecution Calls Victim’s Brother to Testify

Details During the third day of trial on Feb. 18, the brother of the victim was called to testify because there was no eye witness to the murder. Herman Lee Cook,... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Murder Defendant

Details During a status hearing on Feb.19, a DC Superior Court judge set a trial date for a murder defendant. Tyree Irving, 22, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for... Read More

Judge Considers Combining Defendants’ Homicide Cases

Details A DC Superior Court judge is considering conjoining two defendant’s cases into one. Tierra Posey, a resident of Southeast, DC, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting... Read More

Murder Defendant Decides Not To Test Evidence

Details A juvenile murder defendant decided to waive his rights to independently test evidence. Malik Holston, 17, is charged with first-degree murder while armed which was especially heinous, atocious or cruel... Read More

Man on Trial for Murder Declines Right To Testify

Details On Feb. 18, a murder defendant decided that he did not want to testify. Herman Lee Cook, Jr., 49 , is charged with second-degree murder while armed, possession of a... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in U Street Homicide

Details On Feb. 19, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 35-year-old man in connection to a homicide that occurred off of the U Street Corridor of Washington, DC. According... Read More

There Won’t Be Time to Find Expert Witness, Defense Says

Details During a motion hearing on Feb. 18, the defense argued that there would not be enough time to find an expert witness to testify in a murder case. Robert Wilson... Read More

Month: February 2020