March 2022 - Page 4 of 9

Judge Denies Request to Dismiss Murder Case, Schedules Felony Arraignment

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied a request to dismiss a murder case during a hearing that took place on the same day prosecutors filed an indictment against the defendant.... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to 2006 Sexual Assault

Details A man accused of sexually assaulting a stranger back in 2006 accepted a plea offer. According to prosecutors, on Jan. 27, 2006, Landrell Jordan pulled a gun on a woman... Read More

Judge Determines Deadly Shooting Case Has Enough Evidence to Go to Trial

Details A prosecutor presented a volume of video evidence during a hearing to determine if a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial. Omar Williams, 25, is accused of shooting... Read More

Document: Suspect Sought in Deadly Stabbing

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating the fatal stabbing of a 42-year-old man. At approximately 1:03 a.m. on March 14, officers responded to the 1900 block of 9th Street, NW, for... Read More

Document: Woman Killed in Fairlawn

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman. At approximately 12:01 p.m. on March 15, officers responded to the 2200 block of Minnesota Avenue, SE,... Read More

Document: Two Men Fatally Shot in Southeast, DC

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a double homicide. At approximately 3:21 p.m., officers responded to the 700 block of 13th Street, SE, for the report of a shooting, according... Read More

Prosecutor Describes Harassment Woman Suffered During Sentencing of Domestic Violence Defendant

Details A domestic violence defendant was sentenced for first-degree unlawful publication, stalking and threats to do bodily harm. Carlton Robertson entered the courtroom late for his sentencing on March 14 and... Read More

Parties Deliver Closing Arguments After Murder Defendant Questions Witnesses

Details Murder defendant Chad Hawthorne questioned three witnesses during the sixth day of his trial. The day’s proceedings wrapped up with attorneys delivering their closing arguments. Hawthorne, 41, is accused of... Read More

Document: Suspect Arrested in Shootings of Homeless Victims

Details A suspect in the shootings of five homeless men in Washington and New York City has been apprehended. On the morning of March 15, agents with the Bureau of Alcohol,... Read More

Interview Footage Examined During Trial for Fatal Apartment Shooting

Details A murder trial resumed with jurors viewing footage of a police interview with the defendant. Chad Hawthorne is on trial for allegedly shooting 35-year-old Antonio Bassett in an apartment on... Read More

Jurors View Interrogation Footage During Murder Trial

By Jay McDonald [former] - March 15, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details Prosecutors finished showing jurors the five-hour video of murder defendant Chad Hawthorne’s interrogation during the fifth day of his trial. Hawthorne, 41, is accused of shooting 35-year-old Antonio Bassett in... Read More

Manslaughter Sentencing Postponed as Defendant Continues his Education

Details Parties met in court to discuss the possibility of changing the sentencing date for a young man who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in 2019. Dazmine Anderson, now 20, is... Read More

Month: March 2022