June 2021 - Page 12 of 13

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 16, 2021
Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out three crime alerts between 9:00 p.m. on June 15 and 9:00 a.m. on June 16. At 12:28 a.m., the police alerted the public... Read More

Judge Holds Homicide Defendant During Initial Hearings

Details A DC Superior Court judge held a homicide defendant during initial hearings on June 14. Gerald Lewis is charged with second-degree murder following a traffic fatality that occurred the previous... Read More

Domestic Violence Defendant Enters into Deferred Sentencing Agreement

Details A domestic violence defendant accepted a plea deal, allowing him to enter into a Deferred Sentencing Agreement (DSA). The defendant was initially charged with first-degree cruelty to children, but the... Read More

Sex Abuse Defendant Plans to Accept Plea Deal

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a date for a sex abuse defendant to accept a plea deal. The 46-year-old defendant is charged with third-degree sex abuse for allegedly exposing... Read More

Crime Alerts: June 14-15

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 15, 2021
Daily Stories | Shooting |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out two crime alerts between 9:00 p.m. on June 14 and 9:00 a.m. on June 15. An alert was sent out at 9:28 p.m.... Read More

Judge Releases All Domestic Violence Defendants During Initial Hearings

Details On June 12, 26 defendants were brought before DC Superior Court Judge Jose Lopez for initial hearings. Five domestic violence defendants are charged with simple assault. Four of them were... Read More

Co-Defendants Charged in 2018 Drive-By Shooting Get Earlier Trial Dates

Details On June 14, a DC Superior Court judge moved up the trial dates for four co-defendants charged in connection with a 2018 drive-by shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl. Co-defendants... Read More

Attorney Requests More Time to Speak with Murder Defendant About Plea Offer

Details On June 14, a DC Superior Court judge continued a murder case after the defense attorney asked for more time to discuss a plea offer with her client. Vaugh Kosh... Read More

Judge Finds Defendant Mentally Incompetent to be Sentenced

Details A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a defendant convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, accessory to second-degree murder and possessing a firearm during a crime of violence cannot be... Read More

Judge Sentences Homicide Defendant to Serve More than 8.5 Years

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant to serve slightly over eight-and-a-half years for voluntary manslaughter while armed. Xavier Culbreth was initially charged with first-degree murder while armed for... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in Traffic Fatality

Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives have arrested a suspect in connection with a traffic fatality involving a single pedestrian and vehicle on June 13. At about 3:14 a.m. a Honda... Read More

Document: Police Investigate Homicide

Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred in the afternoon on June 11. At approximately 1:09 p.m. police responded to the 1600 block of Franklin Street,... Read More

Month: June 2021