Month: June 2021

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 26, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Homicides | Presentments | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details A DC Superior Court judge held a defendant charged with second-degree murder while armed during presentments on June 25. In total, 33 defendants were presented before the court. Khalid Claggett,... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 25, 2021
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides |

Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating a traffic fatality that occurred on June 24. According to a press release, at about 11:33 p.m. a 2006 Kawasaki motorcycle was reportedly driving... Read More

By Lizzie Brennan [former] - June 25, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details On June 23, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled another trial readiness hearing in a homicide case with two co-defendants. Stephon Evans, 21, and Kewon Hunter, 21, are charged with... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 25, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied a defense attorney’s request to allow her client, who is accused of killing her two-year-old child, to see her other children. Ta’jenna Eason is charged... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 25, 2021
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | stabbing | Victims |

Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on June 24. At about 7:56 p.m. police reported to the 3600 block of 22nd Street, SE, due to reports... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 25, 2021
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Suspects | Uncategorized | Victims |

Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives have made an arrested in a homicide case. At 1:09 p.m. on June 11 police responded to the 1600 Block of Franklin Street, NE, due... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 25, 2021
Burglary | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out two crime alerts betwen 9:00 p.m. on June 24 and 9:00 a.m. on June 25. A crime alert was sent out at 11:10... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 24, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a status hearing in a murder case to give the defense attorney more time to talk with his client about his desire to withdraw... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 24, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Sex Abuse | Suspects |

Details A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a convicted sex abuse defendant is incompetent to proceed to sentencing and ordered him transferred to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, DC’s psychiatric ward, for... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 24, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a hearing for a first-degree murder case to give the new defense attorney more time to work on the case. DeAndre Houston is charged... Read More

By Mara Osterburg [former] - June 24, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Presentments | Suspects | Victims |

Details A DC Superior Court judge held two domestic violence defendants and released three others during initial hearings on June 22.  A total of 27 defendants were presented before the court. ... Read More

By Mara Osterburg [former] , Will Lawrence [former] - June 24, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details On June 24, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to determine if a double homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial. Keanan Turner, 32, is charged... Read More