February 2020 - Page 7 of 9

Judge Sentences Murder Defendant to 11 Years in Prison

Details A murder defendant is sentenced to 11-years in prison for shooting a 19-year-old from a car. Keith Jenkins, 20, is sentenced to prison for voluntary manslaughter while armed, for shooting... Read More

Testimony of Responding Officer Will Not be Taken into Account, Judge Says

Details A judge decided Feb. 6 to reject testimony from an officer, citing two prior incidents in which the officer did not tell the truth. Keith Archie, 39, is charged with... Read More

Victim’s Mother On Speaker Phone While Killer Pleads Guilty

Details During a status hearing on Feb. 6, a victim’s mother was placed on speaker phone while the murder defendant, who killed her son, pleaded guilty. MacArthur Venable is charged with... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Northeast, DC Homicide Case

Details Even though the defense questioned the creditability of a Metropolitan Police Department detective, a judge still found probable cause in a murder case. Paul William Daniel is charged with second-degree... Read More

Defense Not Identifying Evidence, Prosecutor Says

Details A prosecutor said Feb. 5 a defense attorney of not identifying the items of evidence that was being independently tested. Robert Edward Green, 27, is charged with first-degree murder while... Read More

Judge Overrules Jury’s Decision and Sets New Trial Date

Details After a 2019 trial ended in a guilty verdict a DC Superior Court judge set a new date citing missing evidence. Kimberly Thompson was convicted of first-degree murder in March... Read More

‘Don’t Decide Guilt on Speculative Doubt,’ Prosecutor Says

Details During closing arguments of a jury trial, a prosecutor asked the jury not to decide a murder defendant’s fate based on doubts that come from speculation. Mason Binion, 32, is... Read More

Data Shows More Homicides in Ward 6 in January

Details With a total of 15 homicides in Washington, DC in January, one-third of them occurred in Ward 6. The homicide count is higher than any other Ward in January. In... Read More

Prosecution Not Granting Access to Evidence, Defense Says

Details During a motion hearing on Feb. 5, counsel argued over evidence the defense says they are entitled to. Michael Fahnbulleh, also known as Mike Mike, 26, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Monthly Recap: January Homicides Decrease from Month Before

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 5, 2020
Featured | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details There was a 36 percent increase in homicides from December of 2019 to January. In January of 2020 there were 15 homicides in the District. In January of 2019 there... Read More

Counsel Argues Over Murder Defendant’s Daughter’s Testimony

Details During the continuation of a motion hearing on Feb. 4, defense and prosecution argued about whether or not to exclude testimony from the murder defendant’s daughter. Keith Archie, 39, is... Read More

Prosecutor Agrees to Speak at Sentencing, Says Witness

Details During a murder trial Feb. 4, a key witness told jurors that the prosecution agreed to speak on his behalf at his sentencing if he told the truth. Mason Binion,... Read More

Month: February 2020