By
Lizzie Brennan [former]
- August 10, 2021
Court
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Daily Stories
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Domestic Violence
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Presentments
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Suspects
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Details A DC Superior Court judge released four domestic violence defendants during presentments on Aug. 10. In total, 26 defendants were presented before the court. The charges for the released defendants... Read More
By
Brennan Fiske [former]
- August 10, 2021
Intern Highlights
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Details My summer with D.C. Witness covering the DC Superior Court built on skills I had learned in my spring intern semester, and introduced me to new areas of reporting on... Read More
By
Tory Lysik [former]
- August 10, 2021
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details After being arraigned on six counts, a murder defendant was appointed a new attorney due to reported conflict between him and his former lawyer. Jerome Alexander is charged with first-degree... Read More
By
Andrea Keckley [former]
- August 10, 2021
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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stabbing
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details A homicide defendant entered a guilty plea for stabbing his cousin multiple times inside a Northwest, DC, residence. Jaamil Hipps was initially charged with second-degree murder while armed eight days... Read More
By
Amaya Smith [former]
- August 10, 2021
Court
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Daily Stories
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Domestic Violence
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Homicides
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Presentments
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Sex Abuse
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details A DC Superior Court judge held a homicide defendant during presentments on Aug. 9. A total of 39 defendants were presented before the court. Amard Jefferson is charged with second-degree... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- August 10, 2021
Daily Stories
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Shooting
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Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out four crime alerts between 9:00 p.m. on Aug. 9 and 9:00 a.m. on Aug. 10. A crime alert was sent out at 9:02... Read More
By
AsiaDee Williams [former]
- August 9, 2021
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a murder defendant to go before a jury in 2022. Marcus Whitaker, 31, is charged with second-degree murder while armed in the shooting of... Read More
By
Lizzie Brennan [former]
- August 9, 2021
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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stabbing
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details A DC Superior Court judge decided to continue holding a homicide defendant at DC Jail following an earlier ruling that the case against him has enough evidence to go to... Read More
By
AsiaDee Williams [former]
- August 9, 2021
Burglary
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Sex Abuse
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing for a sex abuse defendant to accept a plea offer. The 42-year-old defendant is charged with first-degree burglary and attempted second-degree sex... Read More
By
Isabel “Izzy” Angeli [former]
- August 9, 2021
Court
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Daily Stories
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Domestic Violence
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Homicides
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Presentments
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details A DC Superior Court judge released one domestic violence defendant and held another during presentments on Aug. 7. In total, 20 defendants were brought before the court. The held domestic... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- August 9, 2021
Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out seven crime alerts between 9:00 p.m. on Aug. 8 and 9:00 a.m. on Aug 9. A crime alert was sent out at 10:14... Read More
By
Tory Lysik [former]
- August 9, 2021
Daily Stories
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Documents
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Details Three fatal shootings happened on Saturday, Aug. 7. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has made an arrest in connection with one of them. At about 1:45 a.m. police responded to... Read More