February 2021 - Page 11 of 14

Another Hearing Set for Domestic Violence Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a hearing for a defendant on probation in three misdemeanor domestic violence cases. Fred Joyner was first charged with misdemeanor simple assault in a... Read More

Judge Releases Murder Defendant After Not Finding Probable Cause

Details A DC Superior Court judge ruled that there is not enough evidence to bring a homicide case to trial. Cotey Wynn, 39, had been charged with second-degree murder while armed... Read More

Murder Hearing Continued for Plea Negotiations

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a Feb. 8 hearing in a homicide case for a possible resolution. DeAndre Houston, 20, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the... Read More

Murder Defendant Pleads Guilty

Details During a Feb. 8 hearing that comes almost two years after a defendant was charged with first-degree murder while armed, a defendant pleaded down to a manslaughter charge. Keonte Johnson,... Read More

Murder Defendant Pleads Guilty

Details During a Feb. 8 hearing that comes almost two years after a defendant was charged with first-degree murder while armed, a defendant pleaded down to a manslaughter charge. Keonte Johnson,... Read More

Judge Denies Release for Defendant Charged with Child Sex Abuse

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 8, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied a request to release a defendant charged with first-degree child sexual abuse while he awaits trial. The 34-year-old defendant is accused of sexually abusing... Read More

Judge Continues Domestic Violence Case

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 8, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details On Feb. 3, DC Superior Court Judge John Campbell continued an arson defendant’s hearing to Feb. 16. Defense attorney Julie Swaney asked Judge Campbell to continue the hearing, so she... Read More

Judge Continues Domestic Violence Case

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 8, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details On Feb. 3, DC Superior Court Judge John Campbell continued an arson defendant’s hearing to Feb. 16. Defense attorney Julie Swaney asked Judge Campbell to continue the hearing, so she... Read More

Judge Continues Probation Review Hearing for Homicide Case

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 8, 2021
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing | Victims |

Details A DC Superior Court judge gave a homicide defendant, who was recently released, more time to comply with the terms of her probation. In 2016, 55-year-old Loretta Beckwith, who is... Read More

Document: Police Investigate Traffic Fatality

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a traffic fatality that happened on Feb. 7. According to a press release, at around 8:28 p.m., officers responded to the location of the crash... Read More

Document: Police Investigate Traffic Fatality

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a traffic fatality that happened on Feb. 7. According to a press release, at around 8:28 p.m., officers responded to the location of the crash... Read More

Judge Sentences Homicide Defendant to Serve 15.5 Years in Prison

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant to serve 15-and-a-half years in prison for shooting his unarmed victim multiple times. “When there is a murder, there is always a... Read More

Month: February 2021