January 2022 - D.C. Witness

Parties Debate Recidivism Risk During Sentencing Hearing for Convicted Sex Abuser

Details Parties debated how to assess a convicted child sex abuse defendant’s risk for recidivism during a sentencing hearing. “I just want to say that I am sorry for everything that... Read More

Plea Deal Drops Homicide Charge for One of the Parents Charged After Toddler’s Death

Details Two parents who initially faced murder charges in the death of their two-year-old son entered guilty pleas. One of the defendants had their homicide charge dropped in its entirety. On... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Case of East Capitol Street Stabbing

Details The lead detective in a homicide investigation testified during a hearing to determine if the case against the defendant has enough evidence to go to trial. Towards the conclusion of... Read More

Co-Defendants in Mass Shooting Case Reject Plea Offer

Details More than one year after a mass shooting that killed 22-year-old Edward Wade and wounded three others, the alleged perpetrators rejected a plea deal from the prosecution. Terrance Oxner and Aaron... Read More

DC Police Chief Updates Public on Jan. 27 Shootings in DC

Details Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert J. Contee III provided the public with updates on four shootings that happened on Jan. 27. He gave an update on two different homicides- one... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter for Marijuana Deal Gone Wrong

Details A defendant pleaded guilty to manslaughter more than two years after a marijuana deal ended in tragedy. Knico Wheaton reached out to Tavon Cox over Instagram to purchase marijuana, according... Read More

Defense in Murder Case Says They Aren’t Ready for March Trial

Details A murder defendant’s counsel asked a judge to postpone their client’s March trial due to the large volume of evidence they say they’ve received from the prosecution. Malik Holston is... Read More

Parties Grapple with Trial Plans for Released Murder Defendant

Details Jordan Smith was charged with murder in November 2017 and held at DC Jail until a judge agreed to release him in 2019. Now, as numerous detained defendants wait to... Read More

Preliminary Hearing Rescheduled for Fatal Stabbing Case

Details A preliminary hearing for a murder case was rescheduled because a defendant was in quarantine at DC Jail. Christian Monge is accused of killing 28-year-old Brittanie Clark on Aug. 31,... Read More

Plea Deal Under Consideration in Domestic Violence Case

Details A domestic violence defendant received a plea offer. The defendant is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. The prosecution’s offer would allow him to plead down to attempted assault... Read More

Defendant Accused of Stabbing Girlfriend Arraigned on First-Degree Murder Charge

Details A DC Superior Court judge arraigned a domestic homicide defendant. Ronald Miller is accused of stabbing his 28-year-old girlfriend, Tiffany Hardy, to death on Feb. 8, 2021. Hardy was found... Read More

Judge Denies Murder Defendant’s Motion to Stop Possible DNA Consumption

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied a defense attorney’s motion to preclude the prosecution from consuming possible DNA evidence. Khamari Perkins is charged with first-degree murder while armed and possessing... Read More

Month: January 2022