September 2023 - Page 13 of 15

Judge Orders New Competency Hearing for ‘Uncooperative’ Shooting Defendant

Details DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz ordered a shooting suspect to cooperate with those administering a repeat mental exam during a Sept. 6 hearing. Andrew Parsons, 28, is charged with... Read More

Document: Homicide: 3800 Block of 9th Street, Southeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a homicide that occurred on Sept. 4 on the 3800 block of 9th Street, SE. According to MPD documents, officers responded... Read More

Document: Suspect Sought in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) Offense: 1400 Block of Howard Road, Southeast

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 6, 2023
Daily Stories | Documents | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in connection to a non-fatal shooting that occurred on Sept. 1 on the 1400... Read More

Document: Suspect Sought in an Assault With Intent to Commit Robbery while Armed (Gun) Offense: 3900 Block of Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, Southwest

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 6, 2023
Daily Stories | Documents | Non-Fatal Shooting | 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 Sept. 3 on the 3900 block... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting and Carjacking Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

Details On Sept. 6, Basil Thomas accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors for his involvement in two carjacking incidents that left him wounded by his own gun. Thomas, 20, was... Read More

Defense Claims Potential Jury Bias in 86 Cases Linked to COVID

Details Attorneys for the DC Public Defender Service, the US Attorney’s Office and the DC Superior Court debated how much data should be released in a Sept. 5 hearing about whether... Read More

Defendant in First-Degree Murder Case Remains Detained

Details On Sept. 5, On Sept. 5, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun denied a homicide defendant’s request for release citing dangerousness. Korriek Akinola, 22, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder... Read More

Case Acquitted: Both Parties Make Closing Arguments in Non- Fatal Shooting Trial

Details This case was acquitted on Sept. 6, 2023. On Sept. 5, DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz instructed the jury to deliberate a non-fatal shooting case. Delonte Smith, 25, is... Read More

Defendant Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ During Arraignment

Details On Sept. 1, Stephen Herring was arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo. Herring, 23, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing... Read More

Document: Homicide: 100 Block of M Street, Northeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a homicide that occurred on Aug. 22 on the 100 block of M Street, NE. According to MPD documents, officers responded... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in a Homicide: Unit Block of Patterson Street, Northeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested and charged 38-year-old Brandon Smith with second-degree murder for his alleged involvement in a homicide that occurred on July 4 on the Unit block... Read More

Document: Homicide: 6000 Block of Dix Street, Northeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a homicide that occurred on Sept. 4 on the 6000 block of Dix Street, NE. According to MPD documents, officers responded... Read More

Month: September 2023