January 2023 - D.C. Witness

Document: Updated Traffic Fatality: 14th Street and New York Avenue, Northwest

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Major Crash Investigations Unit is investigating a traffic fatality resulting from a vehicle crash that occurred on Dec. 30 on 14th Street and New York... Read More

Document: Homicide in Northwest

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on Jan. 30, on the 500 block of Somerset Place, NW. According to a press release, at about 2:56 pm,... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in a Homicide

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives made an arrest in connection to a homicide that occurred on Jan. 7, on the 1000 block of Quincy Street, NE. According to a press release,... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant Above Mandatory Minimum

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee sentenced a defendant to 4-years of incarceration and 3-years of supervised release for a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm. On Jan. 23,... Read More

Homicide Defendant Uses Self Defense in Request for Release

Details A lawyer representing a homicide defendant accused of murdering a 13 year old attempted to get him released on account of self-defense during a presentment hearing on Jan. 31. Jason... Read More

Judge Decides to Move Forward in Murder Case Despite Only Having Circumstantial Evidence

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein found in a preliminary hearing on Jan. 31 that there was substantial probability that a jury could convict a defendant of murder. Tyriq Williams,... Read More

Prosecution Pushes for Information on Whereabouts of Victim’s Body

Details In a Jan. 31 status hearing, the prosecution said a plea agreement would only be drafted if the defendant gave information on the location of the victim’s body. Issac Moye,... Read More

Defense May Pursue Independent DNA Testing in Double Homicide Case

Details During a Jan. 31 hearing, defense attorney Franz Jobson discussed a possibility for independent DNA testing in a murder case. Keanan Turner is charged with two counts of first-degree murder... Read More

Trial Date Approaches Nearly Five Years After Homicide of 1-Year-Old Child

Details A defendant in a murder case is scheduled to proceed with trial five years after the initial murder occurred. Thirty-two-year-old Brian Wooden is charged with two counts of first-degree cruelty... Read More

After Much Debate, Defense Attorney’s Motion for Continuance Approved Again

By Aerial Lopez [former] - January 31, 2023
Daily Stories | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault |

Details The defense attorney in a sexual assault case has once again been met with resistance in a request for a continuance. Attorney Michael Lawlor’s client was charged with four counts... Read More

Defence Attorney Waits Over a Year for Client’s Indictment

By Aerial Lopez [former] - January 31, 2023
Daily Stories | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault |

Details During a Jan. 31 felony status hearing, the prosecution delayed filing for an indictment in a sexual assault case for the fourth time. In 2020, the then 29-year-old victim discussed... Read More

Document: Homicide in Northeast

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on Jan. 30, on the 1500 block of Anacostia Avenue, NE. According to a press release, at about 8:21 am,... Read More

Month: January 2023