July 2023 - Page 10 of 14

Document: Arrest Made in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) Offense: 1300 Block of Good Hope Road, Southeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested and charged 56-year-old Andre Hubbard with assault with a dangerous weapon (gun) for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting that occurred on July... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in a Homicide: 600 Block of Alumni Lane, Northeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch arrested and charged 22-year-old Jaime Maceo with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in a homicide that occurred on July 5... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in 2021 and 2022 Homicide Offenses that Occurred in the District

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch arrested and charged 22-year-old Corde Fitzhugh-Clingman with two counts of first-degree murder while armed – felony murder for his alleged connection in homicides... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Waives Right to Test DNA Evidence

Details On July 11, DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz accepted Marcellus Stewart’s request to waive independent testing of DNA evidence in a shooting case. Stewart, 27, is charged with... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea Deal in Double-Shooting Incident

Details On July 11, non-fatal shooting defendant Lucky Curry accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors. Curry, 23, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm... Read More

Murder Defendant in Stabbing Found Mentally Incompetent

Details On July 11, a homicide defendant was found mentally incompetent to stand trial pending further evaluation. Asmerom Ghebrekidan is charged with second-degree murder while armed and assault with intent to... Read More

Four Juvenile Males Killed in June Among 21 Total Homicides, Data Shows

Details D.C. Witness recorded 39 total homicide and non-fatal shooting incidents in DC in June. Of those, 21 were homicides. All homicides committed in the District, except one, were caused by... Read More

Trial Begins for 2021 Double Homicide

Details On July 10, opening statements and witness testimony were presented in a 2021 double-homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Jalen Browne, 21, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Vehicular Homicide Defendant Pleads Not Guilty

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 10, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details On July 7, a vehicular homicide defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges. Duron Hudson, 23, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, unauthorized use of a vehicle, destruction... Read More

Four of Five First-Degree Murder Defendants Plead Not Guilty, The Fifth Missing from Court

Details In a July 10 hearing, four of five homicide defendants pleaded not guilty. The fifth suspect in the shooting case did not appear in court. Marcel Gavin, 36, John Wilkins,... Read More

Judge to Release Coley While Awaiting 2013 Homicide Retrial

Details On July 10, DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan indicated he intends to release murder suspect Victor Coley, pending a new trial. Coley, 60, was found guilty in 2015 for... Read More

Defendant Pleads Not Guilty in Stabbing Death

Details On July 10, during an arraignment, a defendant pleaded not guilty to a 2022 murder. Julian Ruffin, 32, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder for allegedly stabbing Alphonso Lee, 38,... Read More

Month: July 2023