June 2020 - D.C. Witness

Details DC Superior Court Judge John Campbell denied June 30 a defendant’s request for the court to return property that was seized during his arrest. D.C. Witness could not verify what... Read More

Judge Releases All Defendants During Initial Hearings

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 30, 2020
Featured | Homicides | Suspects |

Details On June 30, District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna released all defendants during their initial hearings. Of the 11 defendants released, one defendant had two charges–one was dismissed... Read More

Judge Releases All Defendants During Initial Hearings

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 30, 2020
Featured | Homicides | Suspects |

Details On June 30, District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna released all defendants during their initial hearings. Of the 11 defendants released, one defendant had two charges–one was dismissed... Read More

Judge Holds Hearing to Discuss Case for Murder Defendants

Details A DC Superior Court judge accepted a defense counsel’s request for a further felony status conference in a murder case. On April 30, co-defendants Derrick Kearney and Daquan Anglin were... Read More

Judge Issues Bench Warrant for Defendant’s Arrest

Details DC Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a defendant who failed to appear in court on June 30. Herman Smith was charged with... Read More

Judge Denies Defendant’s Request to be Removed From HISP

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied June 30 a defendant’s request to be taken off the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP.) Joshua Massaquoi pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous... Read More

Judge Issues Bench Warrant for Defendant Charged with Robbery and Assault

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 30, 2020
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details Judge issued a bench warrant on June 30 for a defendant who failed to appear in court to discuss his inability to keep his GPS monitoring device charged. Darryn Thomas... Read More

Defendant Incompetent to Stand Trial, Judge Rules

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan found a defendant incompetent to stand trial on June 30. Dominique Thurston is charged with second-degree burglary while armed, carrying a pistol without a... Read More

Judge Gives Defendant More Time to Follow Probation Requirements

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 30, 2020
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna rescheduled a defendant’s hearing so that he could come back into compliance with his probation requirements on June 30. Troy Bolden pleaded... Read More

Defendant Found Incompetent to Stand Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan found a defendant incompetent to stand trial on June 30. Brittney Marshall is charged with unlawful entry onto public property, attempted threats to do... Read More

Judge Denies Defense’s Motion for Release

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 30, 2020
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied June 30 defense counsel’s request for their client’s release, scheduling another status conference instead. Michael Starks was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm... Read More

Crime Alerts: June 29-30

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 30, 2020
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details Between 8 p.m. on June 29 and 8 a.m. on June 30, the Metropolitan Police Department sent out four crime alerts. The most recent alert was sent at 6:37 a.m.... Read More

Month: June 2020