July 2022 - Page 2 of 11

Systems Error Results in Judge Adjusting Homicide Defendant’s Trial Date

Details Due to a court systems error, DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee adjusted a homicide defendant’s trial date from May 30, 2023, to Nov. 13, 2023. Roger Hamilton, 41, has... Read More

Parties Pause Indictment Deadline for Sex Abuse Defendant Pending Plea Negotiations

Details Parties agreed to pause the 90-day indictment deadline to continue plea negotiations for a 19-year-old defendant charged with first-degree sex abuse, kidnapping while armed, and armed carjacking. On July 11,... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant in Homicide Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz sentenced a defendant in connection to a 2020 homicide James Flemings is charged with second degree murder while armed in connection with the fatal shooting... Read More

Case Dismissed: Judge Changes Murder Defendant’s Release Conditions

Details Editor’s note: The case against Kenneil Cole was dismissed on Feb. 1, 2023. DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a homicide defendant’s motion to modify release conditions from weekly... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Child Sex Abuse Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt found probable cause July 26 in a child sex abuse case. A 30-year-old defendant is charged with two counts of first-degree child sex abuse... Read More

Defense Counsel Requests New Trial Date in 2014 Homicide Case

Details In light of their defendants being scheduled for trial in 2021, defense attorneys requested that a judge give their clients an earlier trial date. Kevin Sewell, 31, has been charged... Read More

Homicide Case Continues as Prosecution Extends Plea Offer

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee continued a case to give the defense more time to discuss the prosecution’s plea offer. Jonathan Young, 37, is charged with first-degree murder while... Read More

Document: 7-Year-Old Child Struck by a Vehicle

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a traffic crash that occurred on July 25, on the 1800 block of Mississippi Avenue, SE. At approximately 6:50 p.m., an 11-year-old male was... Read More

Document: Police Arrest Suspect in Domestic Homicide on Webster Street, NE

Details The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a suspect July 26 in connection with a domestic-related homicide that occurred earlier that day on the 600 block of Webster Street, NE. According to... Read More

Homicide Defendant Demands New Attorneys

Details In a July 26 hearing, a homicide defendant demanded new attorneys. Daryl Thompson, 33, also known as Darryl Tompkims, is indicted on 14 charges, including two counts of first-degree murder... Read More

Judge Denies Motion for Continuance in Murder Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee denied the prosecution’s motion for continuance during a July 26 hearing. Co-defendants Alonzo Brown and Naquel Henderson are both charged in connection with the fatal... Read More

Murder Defendant Requests Independent DNA and Ballistics Testing

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee presided over a status hearing where the defense requested independent DNA and ballistics testing. Keith Hudson, 26, is charged with first-degree murder while armed,... Read More

Month: July 2022