September 2022 - Page 6 of 12

Judge Continues Sentencing for Second Time

Details During a Sept. 20 sentencing, D.C. Superior Court Judge Robert Okun granted defense attorney Raymond Jones’s request to have the hearing pushed for continuance. Devon Stephens, 36, pleaded guilty to... Read More

More Information Needed to Proceed with Murder Trial, Judge Says

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo said she needed more information on counsel’s trial readiness of a murder case in which the defendant is accused of killing his best friend. ... Read More

Judge Sets Tentative Trial Date for Homicide Defendants

Details Parties in a homicide case settled on a tentative date for trial under the counsel of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. The next available date isn’t until nearly three... Read More

Judge Reschedules Preliminary Hearing in Homicide of 23-month-old Child

Details A preliminary hearing was postponed on Sept. 20 because of a defendant’s exposure to COVID-19 and his placement in quarantine at the DC Jail. JD Wheeler, 23, was charged with... Read More

Judge Sets Hearing Date as Parties Prepare for Sex Abuse Trial

By Ashley Brown [former] - September 20, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Sex Abuse |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo set a hearing date to discuss matters regarding a 2018 sex abuse case. The 43-year-old defendant is charged with second-degree sex abuse, voyeurism –... Read More

Prosecutors Establish Timeline for Homicide in Jury Trial

Details In a Sept. 19 jury trial, the prosecution called witnesses to lay out a detailed account of how they said the defendant killed the victim. On July 24, 2020, one... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in a Homicide

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives made an arrest in a homicide that occurred on March 17, on the 4100 block of South Capitol Terrace, SW. At approximately 8:33 p.m, officers located... Read More

Parties Deliver Closing Arguments in 2018 Murder Trial

Details Parties delivered their closing arguments in a homicide trial on Sept. 15. Edward Brown, 61, is charged with first-degree murder while armed and robbery while armed of a senior citizen... Read More

Jurors Find 60-Year-Old Guilty of Murder

Details A 60-year-old homicide defendant was found guilty of first and second-degree murder on Sept. 19. A jury convicted him of first-degree murder while armed against a senior citizen with a... Read More

Defendant Identifies Self as A ‘Monster in Disguise’

Details A judge continued a sentencing for a sexual assault defendant during a Sept. 15 hearing. Raymond Diggs was originally charged with five counts of first-degree child sex abuse, enticing a... Read More

Defense Attorney Withdraws from Sex Abuse Case

By Zakiyia Ortiz [former] - September 19, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Sexual Assault |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt granted defense attorney Leo Alley’s motion to withdraw from a sex abuse case on Sept. 19. The 56-year-old defendant will now be represented by... Read More

Homicide Trial Continues with 7 Witnesses Testifying

Details A homicide trial resumed with seven witnesses called in to testify regarding their role in the DNA extraction of evidence. Darnell Sterling, 57, is charged with second-degree murder in the... Read More

Month: September 2022