October 2022 - Page 8 of 14

Prosecution Offers Plea Deal to Homicide Defendant For Fourth Time

Details A prosecutor extended a plea offer to a homicide defendant for the fourth time during an Oct. 12 hearing. Nijinsky Dix, 39, is charged with first-degree murder while armed and... Read More

Judge Releases Murder Defendant on Home Confinement

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee released a co-defendant in a murder case after serving nearly five years in pretrial confinement. Gabriel Brown 33, and Antonio Upshaw, 33, are charged... Read More

Domestic Violence Defendant Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter

Details A homicide defendant initially charged with first-degree murder pleaded guilty to shooting of his on-and-off girlfriend in 2021. On July 10, 2021, MPD officers found 34-year-old Vanessa Brooks-Williams lying unresponsive... Read More

Judge Denies All Motions from Defense in 2017 Homicide Case

Details During an Oct. 13 hearing, DC Superior Court Maribeth Raffinan denied all pre-trial motions requested by a defense attorney. James Mayfield, and Robert Moses, 23, are charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Homicide Case Remains on Course for Trial

Details During an Oct.14 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun determined that a homicide defendant is still on course for trial. Ernest Cleveland, 28, is charged with second-degree murder while... Read More

Judge Grants Continuance in Homicide Case Due to Defendant’s COVID Quarantine

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun granted on Oct. 14 a continuance for a sentencing for parties involved in a homicide case due to the defendant being quarantined at the... Read More

Judge Delays Upcoming Murder Trial for Mass Shooting Defendants

Details During a status hearing on Oct. 14 DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun delayed the trial that was originally set for November to begin in late 2023. Aaron Adgerson, 19,... Read More

Case Acquitted: Murder Defendant Waives Rights to Independent DNA Testing of Bloodied Crime Scene Evidence

Details Tierra Posey was acquitted of all charges on March 20, 2024. DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo confirmed Oct. 14 that a homicide defendant understood the implications of her decision... Read More

Former MPD Officer Charged With Child Sex Abuse Released from Virginia Jail

Details A defendant, who was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree child sex abuse on July 14 for continuously assaulting a child aged 9 to 11 between January 2020 and... Read More

Document: 15-Year-Old Fatally Shot in Northeast, DC

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on Oct. 13, on the 500 block of 48th Place, NE. According to a press release, at about 3:40 pm,... Read More

Defense Motions to Preclude Medical Examiner’s Photos from Murder Trial

Details During an Oct. 13 hearing, defense attorney Sean Sukumar filed a motion to preclude a medical examiner’s photographic evidence from the trial. Malik Holston, 20, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Judge Files Order for Criminal Responsibility Exam in Sex Abuse Case

By Beatriz Canals [former] - October 13, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault |

Details During an Oct. 13 status hearing for a 2020 sex abuse case, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt evaluated a defendant’s competency to proceed with trial. The 56-year old defendant... Read More

Month: October 2022