June 2021 - Page 6 of 13

Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating a homicide that happened on May 31. At around 8:54 p.m. that day, officers responded to the 1400 block of L Street, SE... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause, Holds Murder Defendant During Prelim

Details A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial and that the defendant should remain at DC Jail. John Philogene, 23, is... Read More

Judge Holds Two, Releases Three Domestic Violence Defendants During Initial Hearings

Details On June 30, a DC Superior Court judge held two domestic violence defendants and released three during their initial hearings. There were 19 defendants presented before the court in total,... Read More

Arguments Continue in Murder Case

Details June 30 marked the second day of arguments in a motion hearing for a murder defendant who has yet to be indicted, despite having been arrested in November 2019. Marco... Read More

Judge Finds Child Sex Abuse Defendant Competent to Stand Trial

By Brennan Fiske [former] - June 30, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Sex Abuse | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Julie Becker found a sex abuse defendant competent to stand trial on June 28. The defendant is charged with first-degree child sexual abuse. Defense attorney Bernadette... Read More

Judge Releases Three Domestic Violence Defendants During Initial Hearings

Details A DC Superior Court judge released three domestic violence defendants during presentments on June 29. In total, 21 defendants were brought before the court. Two of the released defendants were... Read More

Document: Vehicle Sought in Homicide

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 30, 2021
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives (MPD) are investigating a homicide that occurred on June 29. At about 9:11 p.m. police responded to the 1400 block of R Street, NW, due to... Read More

Document: Homicide on the 3800 Block of Halley Terrace

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 30, 2021
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on June 29. At about 1:37 p.m. police responded to the 3800 block of Halley Terrace, SE, due to... Read More

Document: Victim Shot in May Succumbs to Injuries

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 30, 2021
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details A victim in a homicide that occurred on May 13 has succumb to their injuries. At about 11:34 a.m. the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) responded to the 200 block of... Read More

Crime Alerts: June 29-30

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 30, 2021
Burglary | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department sent out six crime alerts between 9:00 p.m. on June 29 and 9:00 a.m. on June 30. A crime alert was sent out at 9:19 p.m.... Read More

Document: Vehicle of Interest Sought in Homicide

Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on May 19. At about 10:09 p.m., police responded to the 1800 block of Q Street, SE, due to... Read More

Prelim for Murder Defendant Pushed to Late July

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a June 28 preliminary hearing, which was scheduled to determine if a homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial, after the defense... Read More

Month: June 2021