February 2023 - Page 4 of 15

Officer Testifies to Being Berated By Murder Defendants

Details A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer testified on day four of a 6 co-defendant murder trial that he was berated by defendants and other individuals while patrolling the Wellington Park... Read More

Witness Says She Was Coerced Into Giving Prosecution Answers

Details A witness who knows the murder defendants from spending time at a trap house where they frequent resumed her testimony Feb. 22 by refuting statements she previously said during the... Read More

PreTrial Motions Continue as Double Homicide Trial is Delayed

Details All parties are set to prepare for a month-long wave of pretrial motions for a double homicide case as it inches closer to its newly scheduled trial date. Alphonso Walker,... Read More

Judge Grants New Attorney More Time to Review Case Before Setting a Trial Date

Details At a felony arraignment on Feb. 23, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo accepted the defense’s request to wait to set a trial date to allow more time to go... Read More

Case Acquitted: Parties Are Now Ready For Trial After Four Years

Details This case was acquitted on March 23, 2023. DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan limited the prosecution to using only four to five pictures down from 52 of the 16... Read More

Parties Prepare to Go to Trial in Mass Shooting Case

By LaTrina Antoine - February 23, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details The trial for a non-fatal shooting defendant was scheduled to begin Feb. 27 with jury selection. Travs Littlejohn, 37, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for a non-fatal... Read More

Defense receives DNA Test Results from Prosecutors

Details During a status hearing on Feb. 22, defense attorney Matthew Davies received DNA test results from prosecutors and the remaining evidence on behalf of a murder defendant. Raymond Davis, 50,... Read More

Defendant Fails to Register as Sex Offender Due to Being Held In A Maryland Jail

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] - February 22, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault |

Details Defense attorney, Chidi Ogolo stated that a defendant has been compliant and has registered as a sex offender in Washington, DC in 2022, but the defendant was unable to register... Read More

New Witness Disclosure Causes Delay 48 Hours Before Five-Year-Old Double Homicide Trial is Scheduled to Begin

Details Court-ordered sanctions that forced the prosecution to introduce a new witness have caused yet another trial delay for a double homicide case. Alphonso Walker, 45, is being charged with two... Read More

Defendant Brought to Tears After Pleading Guilty to Assault

By Aerial Lopez [former] - February 22, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details During a Feb. 22 status hearing, the defendant in a firearms case pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after shooting... Read More

Neighborhood Dispute Turned Deadly- Defendant Indicted for Murder

Details Defense attorney Dana Page will not challenge the results of multiple mental competency evaluations of a defendant in a murder case. Jamaarr Morgan, 22, was arraigned on charges of second-degree... Read More

Defendant Resists Marshals After Preliminary Hearing

Details After a preliminary hearing, a defendant in a murder case resisted U.S. Marshals and shouted, “Get off me” as she left the courtroom. Latasha Gray, 35, is charged with second-degree... Read More

Month: February 2023