November 2021 - Page 4 of 12

Plea Negotiations Underway for Defendant Accused of Setting a Man on Fire

Details Parties in a murder case said they are negotiating a plea deal and are likely to reach an agreement in the near future. D’Aundrey Scott is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Emergency Release Requests Mounting in Light of DC Jail Conditions

Details The Public Defender Service (PDS) for the District of Columbia released a memo calling for the release of all persons incarcerated at the DC Jail in the wake of the... Read More

Crime Alerts: November 18-19

By D.C. Witness Staff - November 19, 2021
Daily Stories |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out four crime alerts between 9:00 p.m. on Nov. 18 and 9:00 a.m. on Nov. 19. A crime alert was sent out at 9:04... Read More

Trial Review: Defendant Acquitted of Murder

Details One of the defendants who was charged in the fatal shooting of Kenneth Poindexter was found not guilty. Steven Robin, 25, was charged with first-degree murder while armed and possession... Read More

Judge Needs Time to Decide on Murder Defendant’s Release Request Amid Concerns Over Jail Conditions

Details A DC Superior Court judge needs more time to consider a murder defendant’s request for a release amid concern over the conditions at DC Jail. Tondrick Murphy, 31, is charged... Read More

Judge Rejects Self-Defense Argument During Preliminary Hearing for Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge ruled there is probable cause in a murder case. Judge Dayna Dayson decided that there is enough evidence that 29-year-old William Davenport shot Leonard Turner, 27, on May 14... Read More

Parties Prepare for Sex Abuse Trial

Details A DC Superior Court judge heard arguments on two motions in a sex abuse case set for trial later this month. The defendant, a former Catholic priest, is charged with two... Read More

Three Witnesses Testify During Murder Trial, Including Victim’s Brother

Details Editors Note: The defendant in this case has since been acquitted on all counts. The trial for the fatal shooting of Daniel Parker continued with a forensic scientist and a... Read More

Crime Alerts: November 17-18

By D.C. Witness Staff - November 18, 2021
Daily Stories |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out six crime alerts between 9:00 p.m. on Nov. 17 and 9:00 a.m. on No. 18. A crime alert was sent out at 10:13... Read More

Prosecutor Discusses Plans to Test DNA Evidence Ahead of Murder Trial

Details A prosecutor discussed her plans for the testing of DNA evidence in a murder case set to go to trial next year. Diquan Lucas, 24, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Victim’s Friend Testifies About Day of Fatal Shooting at Trial

Details Editors Note: The defendant in this case has since been acquitted on all counts. A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer who responded to the fatal shooting of Daniel Parker testified... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in March Homicide

By D.C. Witness Staff - November 18, 2021
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest has been made in relation to a March homicide. At approximately 10:43 p.m. on March 13 officers responded to the 600 block... Read More

Month: November 2021