November 2020 - Page 15 of 22

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Armed Assault

Details A DC Superior Court judge determined that an armed assault case has enough evidence to go to trial, but allowed the defendant to be released from DC Jail. Demetrius Golden... Read More

Defense Argues that Convicted Murder Defendants’ Constitutional Rights Were Violated

Details A DC Superior Court judge agreed to review information regarding the trial of two convicted murder defendants. Don Hancock and Reynaud Cook are serving 20 year sentences for second-degree murder... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant During Show Cause Hearings

Details A DC Superior Court judge discharged two hearings, dismissed three hearings, continued one and sentenced a defendant during pretrial and probation show cause hearings on Nov. 10. Judge Gerald Fisher... Read More

Probable Cause Not Found In Murder Case

Details “I cannot remember the last time I found no probable cause in a murder case,” said DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz after a few minutes of deliberation. During a... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant for Contempt Following Global Plea Deal

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant to serve five months for felony contempt. The 37-year-old defendant pleaded guilty to the charge last month. As part of a plea... Read More

Judge Issues 4 Bench Warrants During Pretrial and Probation Hearings

Details A DC Superior Court judge issued four bench warrants during the nine pretrial and probation hearings on Nov. 9. Arthur Harris is on probation for attempted assault with a dangerous... Read More

Request for Support

By D.C. Witness Staff - November 10, 2020
Editors Corner | Op-Eds |

Details Dear Reader: As 2020 starts to wind down, we are truly proud of the work we have done while covering crime cases and gathering data on those cases in Washington,... Read More

Judge Grants Motion to Compel Documents from Department of Forensic Sciences

Details On Nov. 10, a DC Superior Court judge granted, in part, a motion to require the Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS) to produce certain documents related to a double murder... Read More

Document: Suspect Arrested for Armed Carjacking

Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives arrested a suspect in connection with an armed carjacking that happened on Sept. 27. At around 3:43 p.m., suspects approached the victim on the unit block... Read More

Document: Suspect Arrested for Armed Carjacking

Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives arrested a suspect in connection with an armed carjacking that happened on Sept. 27. At around 3:43 p.m., suspects approached the victim on the unit block... Read More

Document: Suspect Arrested, Others Sought for Defacing Property

By D.C. Witness Staff - November 10, 2020
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Suspects |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a 21 year-old man in connection with a defacing public/private property offense that happened on the afternoon of Oct. 31. They are also seeking... Read More

Document: Suspect Sought in Connection with Shooting

By D.C. Witness Staff - November 10, 2020
Daily Stories | Uncategorized |

Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives seek the public’s help locating a suspect in connection with an assault with a dangerous weapon offense that happened on Nov. 9. At around 9:18... Read More

Month: November 2020