October 2022 - Page 3 of 14

Document: Arrests Made in a Non-Fatal Shooting

Details Metropolitan Police Department have made an arrest in connection to a non-fatal shooting that occurred on Sept. 17, on the 4800 block of Alabama Avenue, SE. According to a press... Read More

Document: Wanted Suspect Extradited to the District

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives extradited and charged 34-year-old Wonell A. Jones, Jr. in connection to a homicide that occurred on July 19, on the 2900 block of Knox Place, SE.... Read More

Victim’s Family Cried Out As Prosecutors Displayed Autopsy Images For Jury

Details On Oct. 26, prosecutors resumed an ongoing homicide trial by bringing the assistant chief medical examiner from Maryland to explain each puncture wound on a victim displayed in court. Derek... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Sex Abuse Case Following Detective’s Testimony

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe found there was probable cause to believe a sexual assault defendant’s guilt, and to continue towards a trial during an Oct. 25 preliminary hearing.... Read More

Parties Question Victims’ Mothers During Triple Homicide Trial

Details A triple homicide trial resumed with seven witnesses, including four officers from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and three of the victims’ mothers, were summoned to testify before DC Superior... Read More

Defendant’s DNA May Have Been Transferred to Sweatshirt, Expert Suggests

Details In an Oct. 25 jury trial, experts in DNA and ballistics helped contextualize several key pieces of evidence in a 2017 homicide case. On Aug. 10, 2017, Robert Moses, 23,... Read More

Document: Homicide in Northeast

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on Jan. 21, on the unit block of 61st Street, NE. According to a press release, at about 9:27 pm,... Read More

Prosecution Withheld Evidence for Four Years, Defense Says

Details During an Oct. 25 hearing, a murder defendant’s defense attorney argued that the prosecution withheld evidence that needed to be disclosed to the defense for four years. Alonzo Lewis, 33,... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in Southeast Homicide

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives have made an arrest in connection to a homicide that occurred on July 1, on the 800 block of Yuma Street, SE. According to a press... Read More

Document: Homicide in Northeast

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on July 12, on the 1400 block of Montana Avenue, NE. According to a press release, at about 11:02 am,... Read More

Expert Witnesses Discuss DNA and Ballistic Evidence During Murder Trial

Details D.C. Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo presided over parties during a three co-defendant murder trial as three expert witnesses testified before jurors regarding DNA and ballistic evidence. Derek Turner, 31,... Read More

Prosecutors Seek More Time For Test Results In Sex Abuse Case Of A 12-Year-Old Girl

Details On Oct. 25, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun rescheduled a sexual abuse case involving a DC man and his biological daughter, who was twelve at the time, to give... Read More

Month: October 2022