December 2021 - Page 4 of 6

Document: Arrest Made in September Homicide

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 13, 2021
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives have made an arrest in relation to a Sept.1 homicide. At approximately 3:21 a.m. police responded to the 800 block of 3rd Street, SE, due to... Read More

Prosecutor Gives Update on Indictment Progress in Murder Case as Defense Requests Release

Details A defense attorney in a murder case requested his client’s release from DC Jail, citing the facility’s conditions as well as the lack of an indictment more than 17 months... Read More

Judge Prepared to Sentence Sex Abuse Defendant to 6 Years

Details A DC Superior Court judge said she is prepared to sentence a sex abuse defendant to six years of incarceration in accordance with the plea deal he took. Bertrand Lebeau... Read More

Amid Release Requests, Plea Offer for Murder Defendants Remains on the Table

Details Prosecutors are keeping a plea deal for two murder co-defendants on the table until the next status hearing in January. In the meantime, the defendants’ lawyers are seeking their clients’... Read More

Judge Finds Substantial Probability in Mass Shooting Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge found substantial probability cause in a mass shooting case where the defendant is accused of killing 6-year-old Nyiah Courtney. Marktwan Hargraves is charged with second-degree... Read More

Trial Review: Defendant Acquitted of All Counts in Murder Case

Details After more than four years of pretrial detention, several weeks of trial proceedings and two days of jury deliberations, a jury found 33-year-old Dewayne Shorter not guilty on all counts... Read More

Document: Woman Arrested for Murder

Details A woman has been arrested for second-degree murder while armed in connection with a Sept. 5 homicide. According to a press release, at approximately 11:53 a.m., officers responded to the... Read More

Defense Counsel, Jail Representative Argue Over Defendant’s Medical Care

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 9, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Sex Abuse | Suspects |

Details With a trial approaching in June, a defense attorney said she cannot meet with her client because the Department of Corrections (DOC) is not providing him with a wheelchair that... Read More

Help D.C. Witness Continue to Provide Transparency of the D.C. Criminal Justice System

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 8, 2021
Daily Stories | Featured | Videos |

Details Please consider donating to our end of year fundraising campaign. All donations received by Dec. 31 will be matched by a sponsor. Donations are tax deductible. Read More

D.C. Sees Lowest Homicide Rate in 2021

Details November had the lowest homicide count in 2021, with only ten in total, according to D.C. Witness data. One homicide victim recently had a homicide case of his own dismissed... Read More

Murder Defendant to Remain Detained Despite Concerns Over Jail Conditions

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied a murder defendant’s emergency release request. Davon Patterson, 30, is accused of shooting 46-year-old Bryant McClain on the 800 block of Crittenden Street, NW,... Read More

Metropolitan Police Department Officer Arrested for Child Sex Abuse

Details A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer was arrested for first-degree child sex abuse on Dec. 6. The 49-year-old Maryland resident had been employed with the MPD since 2001, according to... Read More

Month: December 2021