August 2021 - Page 4 of 11

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

Details The Metropolan Police Department (MPD) sent out 11 crime alerts between 9:00 p.m. on Aug. 22 and 9:00 a.m. on Aug. 23. An alert was sent out at 9:57 p.m.... Read More

Judge Releases Seven Domestic Violence Defendants During Presentments

Details Six domestic violence defendants were released, one placed on the High-Intensity Supervision Program (HISP) and one was held during presentments on Aug. 20. A total of 30 defendants were brought... Read More

Document: Homicide on the 900 block of Wahler Place, SE

Details Metropolitan Police department (MPD) detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on Aug. 19. At approximately 1:00 pm, police responded to the 900 block of Wahler Place, SE, due to... Read More

Document: Person of Interest Sought in Third-Degree Sexual Abuse Offense

Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are asking for the public’s help with identifying and locating a person of interest in connection with a third-degree sexual abuse offense that happened on Aug.... Read More

Judge Continues Domestic Violence Case

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 20, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Suspects |

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a domestic violence case so the defense can have more time to consider a plea offer. The defendant is charged with assault with a... Read More

Judge Continues Murder Case Awaiting Indictment

Details After a prosecutor in a murder case could not provide a specific timeline as to when the co-defendants would be indicted, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled parties to reconvene... Read More

Judge Holds First-Degree Sexual Abuse Defendant During Presentments

Details A DC Superior Court judge held one domestic violence defendant and one sex abuse defendant during presentments on Aug. 18. A total of 31 defendants were presented before Judge Renee... Read More

Crime Alerts: August 19-20

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 20, 2021
Daily Stories |

Details The Metropolan Police Department (MPD) sent out one crime alert between 9:00 p.m. on Aug. 19 and 9:00 a.m. on Aug. 20. A crime alert was sent out at 6:22... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing Three Co-Defendants Charged With Murder

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued an Aug. 18 status hearing for a murder case with three co-defendants. Twenty-one-year-old Malik Bynum, 20-year-old Larry White Jr. and 21-year-old Mark Fletcher III... Read More

Sex Abuse Defendant Arraigned on Multiple Charges

Details After a sex abuse defendant was arraigned on seven counts, a DC Superior Court judge decided to hold off on the defense attorney’s request to withdraw from the case. The... Read More

Former Member of State Advisory Panel for Special Education Sentenced for Child Sex Abuse

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a former vice-chairman of DC’s State Advisory Panel for Special Education to seven-and-a-half years in prison for child sex abuse. “I’m struggling with the... Read More

Document: Juvenile Arrested for Murder

Details A 16-year-old juvenile male was arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy. According to a Metropolitan Police Department press release, at about 3:11 p.m. on Aug.... Read More

Month: August 2021