March 2022 - Page 7 of 9

Document: Vehicle Sought in Traffic Fatality

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 9, 2022
Daily Stories | Documents | Traffic | Victims |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department is attempting to locate a vehicle in connection with a March 8 traffic fatality. At approximately 8:03 p.m. the suspect entered the victim’s vehicle in the... Read More

Woman Sentenced for Driving Over a Pedestrian

By Andy Tripathi [former] - March 9, 2022
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides |

Details A woman will not have to serve prison time for her role in a deadly traffic accident after a DC Superior Court judge passed a suspended sentence. Briana Miller was... Read More

Murder Defendants Scheduled to Go on Trial in January

Details Two co-defendants in a murder case rejected a plea offer from the prosecution. They are now scheduled to go on trial in 2023. On Dec. 21, 2020, police officers were... Read More

Domestic Violence Defendant Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Sexual Abuse

Details A defendant accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl he has known for her entire life accepted a plea deal from the prosecution. Jerry Barton was initially charged with first-degree... Read More

Defendant Initially Charged with Murder Pleads Guilty to Non-Homicide Charges

Details A man initially charged with murder in the aftermath of a Congress Heights shooting pleaded guilty to assault and gun charges. On the afternoon of March 31, 2021, Metropolitan Police... Read More

Defendant Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teenage Girl Rejects Plea Offer

Details A defense attorney in a child sex abuse case requested a preliminary hearing after the defendant rejected a plea offer. The defendant is accused of molesting a 14-year-old girl at... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause for Case Against Two Men Charged in 2014 Homicide

Details Nearly seven years went by before police made any arrests in the death of 46-year-old Kevin Robinson. Now, they think they have their men, and one of them is the... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in February Homicide

Details The Metropolitan Police Department has announced an arrest in relation to a Feb. 22 homicide. At approximately 3:39 p.m. officers responded to the 1500 block of North Capitol Street, NE,... Read More

Defendant Plans to Accept Plea Offer for Misdemeanor Sex Abuse Charge

By Jay McDonald [former] - March 7, 2022
Daily Stories | Sexual Assault | Suspects | Victims |

Details A defendant facing felony sexual abuse and kidnapping charges is planning to plead down to a misdemeanor charge during his next hearing. The defendant allegedly came back to his relative’s... Read More

Murder Case Set for Trial Amid Arguments Over Exculpatory Evidence

Details A DC Superior Court judge managed to schedule a murder case for trial despite a clash between parties over exculpatory evidence, also known as Brady material, that the defense says... Read More

Plea Offer Under Consideration in Domestic Violence Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge gave parties in a domestic violence case more time to work on a potential plea deal. The defendant is charged with assault with a dangerous... Read More

Sexual Abuse Defendant Enters into Alford Plea

Details A sex abuse defendant accepted a plea offer without admitting to a criminal act, in what is known as an Alford plea. According to the prosecution, in November 2021, Ian... Read More

Month: March 2022