February 2022 - Page 2 of 8

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced Elton Wiggins for accessory to murder two years after 34-year-old Eugene Isaac, Jr. was shot dead in a residential part of Truxton Circle. Three... Read More

Parties Prepare to Re-Try Murder Case Following Consequential Appeal

Details In August 2020, the reversal of a murder conviction rippled through the DC Superior Court, touching enough cases that the defendant’s last name became like jargon. Now, parties are preparing... Read More

Second Suspect Arrested After 33-year-old is Beaten to Death

Details Two weeks after a judge ruled that the case against a man accused of murdering his cousin, 33-year-old Andre Robertson, has enough evidence to go to trial, the Metropolitan Police... Read More

Domestic Violence Defendant Enters into Alford Plea

Details A domestic violence defendant accepted a plea deal without admitting to a criminal act, in what is known as an Alford plea. William Johnson III, 38, got into an argument... Read More

One of US Marshals’ 15 Most Wanted Arrested in Gender Reveal Party Homicide

Details After spending nearly a year wanted for murder, Nyjell Outler was apprehended in Florida. Outler, 19, allegedly shot two men at a gender reveal party on March 20, 2021, on the... Read More

Document: Fatal Shooting in Southeast, DC

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man. According to a press release, at approximately 11:13 a.m. on Feb. 22, officers responded to the 2700... Read More

Document: Victim Identified in Shooting

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 23, 2022
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department has identified a victim in relation to a shooting that took place on Feb. 22. At approximately 3:39 p.m. officers arrived at the 1500 block of... Read More

Prosecution to Work on Turning Over Evidence Ahead of Preliminary Hearing

Details The defense counsel in a murder case requested a preliminary hearing as they seek to receive more evidence from the prosecution. On Nov. 14, 2021, police found two men on... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Case of 76-Year-Old’s Homicide

Details A DC Superior Court judge ruled that the evidence against a defendant accused of killing a 76-year-old man is enough to bring his case to trial. On Sept. 28, 2021,... Read More

Prosecutor Must Turn Over Video Evidence Ahead of April Murder Trial

Details A DC Superior Court judge set a deadline for a prosecutor to turn over video evidence in a murder case set to go to trial this spring. Diquan Lucas, 25,... Read More

Court Documents Detail Investigation into DC’s Most Recent Mass Shooting

Details The suspected perpetrator of a mass shooting in January was recently arrested. Here is what you need to know. Gerald Thomas, 18, is charged with second-degree murder while armed in... Read More

Judge Finds Substantial Probability After Parties Scrutinize Footage of Deadly Encounter

Details A DC Superior Court judge found substantial probability in the case of a fatal shooting last October. Javon Duckwilder is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting of... Read More

Month: February 2022