July 2022 - D.C. Witness

Document: Second Arrest Made in a Homicide

Details Metropolitan Police Department made an arrest in a homicide that occurred on July 9, on the 2500 block of Hayes Street, NE. According to a press release, at about 5:26... Read More

Defendant Sentenced for Two Counts of Contempt

Details A sexual abuse defendant accepted a plea offer July 29 for two counts of contempt. Kennedy Davis, 47, was originally charged with kidnapping while armed, first-degree sex abuse and first-degree... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date Nearly 5 Years After 10-Year-Old was killed

Details On a July 29 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun set a trial date for 5 co-defendants in the 2018 homicide case of a 10-year-old girl. Qujuan Thomas, 24,... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Murder Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun set a trial date for a 2018 murder case. Mark Price, 28, and Antonio Murchison, 29, are charged with first-degree murder, seven counts of... Read More

Document: Homicide on Livingston Road, SE

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 29, 2022
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Details The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on July 28 on the 4300 block of Livingston Road, SE. According to a press release, officers found 26-year-old Rasheed... Read More

Judge Continues With Preliminary Hearing In Murder Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee continued a preliminary hearing for a murder defendant. Jose Ramos, 35, is charged with second-degree murder while armed. Ramos was unable to attend the... Read More

Judge Addresses Motion in Trial Readiness Hearing

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan listened to motion arguments in a triple-homicide case. Rakeem Willis, 31, has been charged with one count of conspiracy, three counts of first-degree murder... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Teenage Homicide Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun found probable cause July 27 in a homicide case that occurred earlier this month. Alphonso Oliver, 33, is charged with second degree murder for... Read More

Case Acquitted: Murder Defendant Waives Right to Independent DNA Testing

Details This case was acquitted on Nov. 9, 2022. A murder defendant told DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan he will not conduct any independent DNA testing on the biological materials... Read More

Homicide Defendant Sentenced After Considering Withdrawing Guilty Plea

Details During a July 28 hearing, a homicide defendant was sentenced to two concurrent sentences of 12-years for voluntary manslaughter for the shooting death of 22-year-old Michael Taylor and one year... Read More

Murder Defendant Pleads Guilty to Killing his Friend

Details During a hearing on July 27, a homicide defendant pleaded guilty to one count of negligent homicide. Terry Hunter, 68, was charged in connection to the death of his friend,... Read More

Document: Homicide on 4th Street, SE

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 28, 2022
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide that took place on July 27 on the 4300 block of 4th Street, SE. According to a press release, officers found two adult... Read More

Month: July 2022