June 2021 - D.C. Witness

Prosecution Decides to Stop Pursuing Domestic Violence Case

Details Following several hours of testimony, a prosecutor decided to dismiss a domestic violence case. The 36-year-old defendant was accused of suffocating and choking his ex-girlfriend until she was unconscious in... Read More

Results of Murder Defendant’s Competency Evaluation Inconclusive

Details A DC Superior Court judge ordered another examination to determine if a homicide defendant is competent to stand trial after the results of his first examination were inconclusive. Derrick Kearney,... Read More

Attorney Seeks to Challenge Competency Report on Defendant Accused of Murdering his Father

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a June 10 mental observation hearing for a homicide case after the defense attorneys said they wish to challenge the Department of Behavioral Health’s... Read More

Document: Police Investigate March Homicide

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 10, 2021
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Victims |

Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on March 23. At approximately 8:50 p.m., police responded to the 1500 block of Ogden Street, NW due to... Read More

Second-Degree Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details On June 9, a second-degree murder defendant rejected a plea offer from the prosecution. Karlos Kinney, 22, is charged with second-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 25-year-old Resha... Read More

Murder Defendants to Go Back to Trial in 2022

Details Over two years after a mistrial was declared in the case of a transgender woman’s death, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled the two defendants to go before a jury... Read More

Crime Alerts: June 9-10

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 10, 2021
Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out two crime alerts between 9:00 p.m. on June 9 and 9:00 a.m. on June 10. The most recent alert was sent at 12:16... Read More

Judge Holds Sex Abuse Defendant and Three Domestic Abuse Defendants During Initial Hearings

Details During initial hearings on June 9, DC Superior Court Judge Shelly Mulkey held a sex abuse defendant and three out of the five domestic violence defendants presented before her. In... Read More

Co-Defendants in Triple Homicide Case to Go Before Jury in 2022

Details On June 9, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled two defendants in a triple homicide case to go before a jury in 2022. Co-defendants Rakeem Willis, 30, and Jonathan Winston,... Read More

Judge Schedules Preliminary Hearing for Domestic Violence Defendant

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 9, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Suspects |

Details On June 9, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to determine if a domestic violence case has enough evidence to go to trial. The defendant is charged with... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Murder

Details A defendant charged in connection with a homicide from last summer pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. In the early hours of July 12, 2020, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers responded... Read More

Three Defendants Held on Domestic Violence Charges During Initial Hearings

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 9, 2021
Featured | Homicides | Suspects |

Details During presentment hearings on June 8, DC Superior Court Judge Shelly Mulkey held three out of seven domestic violence defendants. In total, 25 defendants were presented to the court at... Read More

Month: June 2021