September 2023 - Page 2 of 15

Judge Denies Motions for Recusal, Reconsideration of Plea Deal and Sentences Shooting Defendant

Details On Sept. 29, DC Superior Court Judge Micheal O’Keefe denied a defense motion to recuse himself from a non-fatal shooting case as well as an alternative motion to reconsider a... Read More

Jury Trial in Shooting Case Begins

Details On Sept. 28, attorneys delivered opening statements in regards to a 2022 non-fatal shooting case before DC Superior Court Lynn Leibovitz. Raekwon Sutton, 26, is charged with two counts of... Read More

Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun presided over a Sept. 28 status hearing during which a homicide defendant rejected a plea deal. Robert Green, 30, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

Details On Sept. 28, a shooting defendant, Kevin Bailey, rejected a plea offer extended by prosecutors. Bailey, 23, is being charged with conspiracy while armed, robbery while armed, assault with a... Read More

Homicide Defendant Waives DNA Testing Right

Details On Sept. 28, Defendant Bernard Matthews waived his right to independently test DNA evidence recovered from a homicide scene. Matthews, 44, is charged with first-degree murder premeditated while armed, possession... Read More

Document: Woman Dead After Being Struck by Vehicle in Northeast, DC

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 28, 2023
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Traffic |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Major Crash Unit is investigating a traffic fatality that killed a woman on Sept. 26 at the intersection of 17th Street and Lang Place, NE.... Read More

Document: Man Dies from Injuries Sustained in 2021 Assault

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 28, 2023
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating the death of a man from injuries sustained on Aug. 16, 2021, on the 800 block of Bladensburg Road, NE. According... Read More

Case Acquitted: Family Member Testifies Against Defendant in Murder Trial

Details This case has been acquitted. On Sept. 28, more witness testimony was presented in a 2017 homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Cedric Alexander, also known as... Read More

In Sentencing Judge Calls Victim’s Death ‘Senseless’

Details During a Sept. 28 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced a homicide defendant to a total of 10 years in prison. Wayneice Ellis, 31, was charged with second-degree... Read More

Document: Man Dead After Being Admitted to a Hospital with Traumatic Injuries

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 28, 2023
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a homicide after a man was admitted to a local hospital for treatment of traumatic injuries. The incident occurred on Oct.... Read More

Document: Infant Death Ruled a Homicide

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 28, 2023
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating an infant death that was ruled a homicide. The incident occurred on Feb. 11 on the 4000 block of Massachusetts Avenue,... Read More

Document: Teen Dead After Northwest Shooting

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating the death of a 16-year-old that occurred on Sept. 26 on the 1400 block of New Jersey Avenue, NW. According to... Read More

Month: September 2023