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Document: Traffic Fatality: 2300 Block of Benning Road, Northeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Major Crash Unit is investigating a traffic fatality that occurred on July 23, on the 2300 block of Benning Road, NE. According to MPD documents,... Read More

Case Acquitted: Defense Wants to Probe Victim’s Cell Phone for Exonerating Data

Details Green was acquitted of murder on Aug. 24, 2023. On July 31, during a motions hearing DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo heard arguments from defense attorneys concerned about the... Read More

Judge Excludes Robbery Evidence from Retrial in 2018 Homicide Case

Details On July 28, D.C. Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt agreed to remove robbery evidence from a homicide retrial. Marquette Jordan, 32, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, robbery while... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Shooting with a Firearm and a BB Gun

Details On July 28, DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow found probable cause that James Guillory was the perpetrator of a June non-fatal shooting. Guillory, 23, is charged with two counts... Read More

Case Acquitted: Judge Denies Home Confinement for Funeral Shooting Suspect

Details This case was acquitted on Dec. 1, 2023. On July 28, DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld reaffirmed probable cause and denied the defense’s request to modify Saphire Johnson‘s release... Read More

Shooter Hit by Gunfire Pleads Not Guilty to Weapons Charges

Details On July 28, Deon Jenkins pleaded not guilty to all charges connected to shooting at a moving car. The incident occurred on June 5 on the 1700 block of M... Read More

Document: Suspect Sought in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) Offense: 2200 Block of Wade Road, Southeast

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 28, 2023
Daily Stories | Documents | Shooting |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect connected to a non-fatal shooting that occurred on July 27 on the 2200 block... Read More

Murder Defendant Withdraws Guilty Plea; Case Involves Argument About Shoes

Details On July 28, homicide defendant Darius Anderson withdrew his guilty plea before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo. Anderson, 22, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant with Criminal Past to Mandatory Minimum Term

Details On July 27, DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur sentenced Clement Austin to 36-months in prison for the unlawful discharge of a firearm and other firearm offenses. Austin, 38, was... Read More

Defendant Pleads Not Guilty in Juvenile Shooting

Details On July 27, Cedric Brockington pleaded not guilty to all charges connected to the non-fatal shooting of a juvenile male. The shooting, which left the juvenile in critical condition, occurred... Read More

Defendant Acting as Attorney Angrily Pleads Not Guilty to Murder

Details On July 27, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun arraigned defendant Marcus Barringer on 18 charges. He pleaded not guilty to all during a stormy proceeding. Barringer, 32, is charged... Read More

Defendant Pleads Not Guilty and Waives Right to DNA Testing

By Rosie Rohrer [former] - July 27, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On July 27, defendant Adrian Wade pleaded not guilty to all charges against him, including assault with intent to kill. Wade, 28, is charged for his alleged connection to the... Read More

Month: July 2023