May 2023 - Page 7 of 13

Document: Arrest Made in a Homicide: 3900 Block of Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, Southwest

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested and charged 31-year-old Terry Thompson with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in a fatal shooting that occurred on May 15, on... Read More

Document: Homicide: 3700 Block of Hayes Street, Northeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in the investigation of a fatal shooting that occurred on May 14, on the 3700 block of Hayes Street, NE.... Read More

Jury Returns Guilty Verdict for Shooter Claiming Self-Defense

Details Jurors convicted a suspect on weapons violations on May 17 after a two-day trial before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park. Carlos Chambers, 26, was charged with unlawful possession of... Read More

Judge Revokes Release Status for Double Murder Suspect

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan revoked Amarii Fontanelle’s release status in a May 17 hearing following reports he’d recently been arrested in Upper Marlboro, Md. and also faces a... Read More

Prosecutors End Closing Arguments in Six Defendant Homicide Trial

Details On May 17, prosecutors in a child homicide and conspiracy trial ended their closing arguments following an emotional three month proceeding in court. Gregory Taylor, 27, Quentin Michals, 25, Qujuan... Read More

Closing Arguments Begin in Three-Month Long Homicide Trial

Details On May 16, prosecutors in a child homicide and conspiracy trial began their closing arguments following an emotional three months in court. Gregory Taylor, 27, Quentin Michals, 25, Qujuan Thomas,... Read More

Document: Homicide: the 2200 block of Savannah Terrace, Southeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in the investigation of a fatal shooting that occurred on May 15, on the 2200 block of Savannah Terrace, SE.... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in a Homicide: 1400 Block of Fairmont Street, Northwest

Details Detectives for the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) have arrested and charged LaRhonda Stewart, 31, with second-degree murder for her alleged involvement in the shooting that claimed 35-year-old Tierra Corbett’s life.... Read More

Judge Sanctions Prosecutors for ‘Gross Negligence’ by Withholding Murder Case Evidence

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan harshly criticized prosecutors for failing to turn over hours of CCTV surveillance footage that could prove Lewkus Turner innocent of a murder charge. Turner,... Read More

Routine Hearing Turns into Melee as Defendant Claims Brutality

Details Dominic Copeland had to be physically restrained and forcibly removed from the courtroom in what was scheduled as a routine hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on May... Read More

Document: Homicide: 3900 Block of Martin Luther King Jr., Avenue, Southwest

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in the investigation of a homicide that occurred on May 15, on the 3900 block of Martin Luther King Jr.... Read More

Youth Shooter Given Maximum Sentence After Escaping Custody

Details A teenager,who confessed to taking part in the shooting of a Washington Commanders’ football player, was sentenced to the maximum commitment for his crimes in a hearing before DC Superior... Read More

Month: May 2023