July 2021 - Page 4 of 12

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 26, 2021
Daily Stories | Shooting | stabbing | Suspects |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out between 9:00 p.m. on July 25 and 9:00 a.m. on July 26. A crime alert was sent out at 9:00 p.m. due to... Read More

Document: Homicide at the Unit Block of 53rd Street, NW

Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred at the Unit block of 53rd Street, NW. At about 11:44 p.m. police responded due to sounds of gunshots.... Read More

Document: Suspect Sought in Sex Abuse Offense

Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating a suspect in connection with a first-degree sexual abuse offense that happened on July 21. At... Read More

Jurors in Murder Trial Begin Deliberations

Details On July 22, jurors in the first murder trial the DC Superior Court has held in more than a year began deliberations. Read More

Judge Releases Two Domestic Violence Defendants During Presentments

Details On July 22, 27 defendants were brought before DC Superior Court Judge Renee Raymond for presentments. Two domestic violence defendants were charged with simple assault. A sex abuse defendant was... Read More

Crime Alerts: July 22-23

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 23, 2021
Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out four crime alerts between 9:00 p.m. on July 22 and 9:00 a.m. on July 23. A crime alert was sent out at 9:14... Read More

Document: Homicide on Jay Street, NE

Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on July 21. At about 1:00 a.m. police responded to the 3500 block of Jay Street, NE, due to... Read More

Judge Sets Sentencing for Murder Conspiracy, Accessory Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a defendant charged in connection with a 2008 homicide to be sentenced in October. In 2015, Joshua Massaquoi was charged with first-degree murder while... Read More

Closing Arguments Begin in Murder Trial

Details July 21 marked the first day of closing arguments in a murder trial. Nyekemia Everett, 35, and Malik Hewitt, 41, are charged with first-degree murder while armed in the death... Read More

Judge Grants, in Part, Attorney’s Motion to Withdraw from Sex Abuse Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge granted, in part, a defense attorney’s motion to withdraw from a sex abuse case. The defendant is indicted on 29 counts including first-degree sex abuse,... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Domestic Violence Defendant

By Mara Osterburg [former] - July 22, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Suspects |

Details On July 22, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled a domestic violence defendant to go before a jury in October. The defendant is charged with assault with intent to kill... Read More

Parties in Murder Case Nearly Ready for Trial

Details Parties in the case of a 1998 homicide told a DC Superior Court judge they are nearly ready to go to trial. Kenneth Bryant Jr. is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Month: July 2021