June 2020 - Page 10 of 27

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 20, 2020
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Details On June 19, the Metropolitan Police Department sent out four crime alerts since 8a.m. The most recent alert, which was sent at 8:38 p.m. was for a shooting at on... Read More

Felon Violates Probation, Held in Detention

Details DC Superior Court Judge Sean Staples upheld a previous decision to hold a convicted felon in preventive detention on June 19. Muhammad Byrd was sentenced to one year of probation... Read More

Judge Issues Bench Warrant After Defendant Fails to Appear Again

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 20, 2020
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Details A DC Superior Court judge issued a bench warrant for a defendant who he failed to appear to court again. Kenneth Greene was charged with simple assault on Feb. 1,... Read More

Defendant Receives 16-Month Sentence

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant to one year and four months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleaded guilty in a domestic violence case.... Read More

Judge Issues Bench Warrant for Homeless Man On Probation

Details On June 19, a defendant’s defense attorney argued against issuing a warrant for his client’s arrest to no avail. Ernest Moody was charged in August 2019 with simple assault, destruction... Read More

Judge Dismisses Prison Breach Case

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 19, 2020
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Details The prosecution will no longer prosecute a defendant charged with a prison breach. Stephen Summers was living at Hope Village halfway house at the time of the alleged incident. According... Read More

Judge Puts Off Scheduling Trial Date for 3 Defendants

Details A DC Superior Court judge postponed setting a trial date for three co-defendants, saying that the suspension of jury trials due to COVID-19 prevented him from being able to do... Read More

Judge Holds Burglary Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied June 19 a request for release from a defendant charged with second-degree burglary. According to witness testimony and body cam footage from an MPD... Read More

Judge Releases Defendant While He Waits for Probation Hearing

Details A DC Superior Court judge allowed a defendant to be released while he awaits a probation revocation hearing. Antonio Bennett was found guilty of simple assault in a court trial... Read More

Judge Sentences Woman to Probation for 3 Misd Charges

Details A woman pleaded guilty to three of five misdemeanor charges. Omara Hussein pleaded guilty to two charges of simple assault for spitting on a deputy clerk at the DC Superior... Read More

Crime Alerts: June 18-19

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 19, 2020
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Details The Metropolitan Police Department sent out five crime alerts during the evening of June 18 and the morning of June 19. The most recent alert was sent at 5:40 a.m.... Read More

Judge Releases Defendant Despite Noncompliance with Probation

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 19, 2020
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Sean Staples released a defendant even though he did not report to pretrial services. Defense attorney Ralph Robinson said Anton People’s noncompliance was due to fear and... Read More

Month: June 2020