September 2023 - Page 9 of 15

Document: Man Arrested for Two Homicides: 1000 Block of Thomas Jefferson Street, Northwest, and 400 Block of 33rd Street, Southeast

Details On Sept. 14, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested and charged 29-year-old Michael Sanders with two counts of first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in a 2020 and... Read More

Document: Additional Arrests Made in a Homicide: 1300 Block of Congress Street, Southeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced additional arrests in connection to a homicide that occurred on June 14, 2020 on the 1300 block of Congress Street, SE. According to MPD... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant to 35-Years saying, ‘Youth Is Not An Excuse’

Details During a Sept. 14 sentencing hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced Saquan Williams to a total of 35 years in prison. On July 18, 2022, a jury convicted... Read More

Evidence at Trial Shows a Fight Before Homicide

Details On Sept. 14, attorneys questioned witnesses in a 2020 homicide trial in front of DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Ravel Mills, 29 is charged with first-degree murder, possession of... Read More

Opening Statements for Both Sides in a Murder Trial

Details On Sept. 13, attorneys for both parties delivered opening statements in a 2020 homicide case before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Ravel Mills, 29 is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Judge Won’t Dismiss Shooting Case After Victim Fails to Testify at Trial

Details At a Sept. 14 jury trial, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Rafinan denied a request by Dominic Copeland‘s defense to drop all charges against him because a witness failed to... Read More

Judge Denies Motion to Drop Charges in Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On Sept. 13, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a motion filed on behalf of the defendant, Dominic Copeland, to drop the case against him. Copeland, 33, is charged... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea Deal for 2021 Stabbing

Details On Sep 13, a defendant accepted a plea offer in connection to a 2021 killing. Christian Monge, 27, was originally charged with second-degree murder while armed, and carrying a dangerous... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Delivery Driver Homicides

Details On Sept. 13, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein found probable cause that Corde Fitzhugh was the perpetrator in a 2021 killing as well as another homicide in 2022. Fitzhugh,... Read More

Document: Second Arrest Made in a Homicide: 1400 Block of Saratoga Avenue, Northeast

Details On Sept. 8, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested and charged 31-year-old Jerome Dukes with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in a homicide that occurred on Feb.... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea Deal for Second-Degree Murder

Details On Sept. 13, a defendant in a homicide case accepted a plea offer in connection to a 2011 killing. Stanley Moghalu, 36, was charged with 9 counts, including first-degree murder... Read More

Defendant Pleads Not Guilty in Shooting Over COVID Mask

Details On Sept. 12, Marquett Brown was arraigned and entered a not guilty plea before DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian. Brown, 35, is charged with assaulting an officer while armed,... Read More

Month: September 2023