October 2023 - Page 5 of 16

Murder Defendant Subject to Negotiations with El Salvador

Details On Oct. 20, homicide defendant Marvin Lopez in a trial readiness hearing DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe addressed rejected plea offers and pending motions. Lopez, 43, is charged with... Read More

Acquitted: Judge Rules on Motions in Homicide Case

Details Editor’s note: On May 30, 2024 a jury acquitted Devonte Brothers of all charges connected to the homicide of Deron Leake. Brothers is still being held on homicide charges in... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Non-Fatal Shooting Case

By Izabella Apodaca [former] - October 23, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Oct. 23, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo found probable cause in a preliminary hearing for a non-fatal shooting case. Jonathan Young, 33, is charged with two counts of... Read More

Convicted Murderers Sentenced to More Than 30 Years for Death of 10-Year-Old Girl

Details On Oct. 20, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced four of six defendants to more than 30 years incarceration for their involvement in the mass shooting that killed a... Read More

Defendant Waives Right to Preliminary Hearing and is Released

By Hypatia Fitzsimons [former] - October 23, 2023
Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details On Oct. 23, a non-fatal shooting defendant waived her right to a preliminary hearing. Ni’jhae Curry, 33, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm... Read More

Judge Vacates Homicide Defendant’s Sentence

Details On Oct. 23, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun vacated a homicide defendant’s sentence following the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BoP) deeming it unlawful. Rasheed Young, 45, was originally charged... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Waives Preliminary Hearing

By Hypatia Fitzsimons [former] - October 23, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details On Oct. 23, DC Superior Court Judge Renee Raymond accepted a defendant’s waiver of his right to a preliminary hearing for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting case. Tyrone... Read More

Case Acquitted: Homicide Defendant Sentenced to 24 Months For Illegal Carry of a Pistol

Details Green was acquitted of the murder charge on Aug. 24, 2023. On Oct. 20, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo sentenced a homicide defendant to 24 months in connection to... Read More

Document: Man Dies After Shooting in Northwest

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a shooting that killed a man on Oct. 21, at the 900 block of U Street, NW. According to MPD documents,... Read More

Document: *Rerelease* Suspect Sought in a Traffic Fatality: 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Major Crash Unit seek the public’s assistance in locating a suspect in reference to a traffic fatality that occurred on June 8 at the intersection... Read More

Parties Give Closing Statements in 2020 Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details On Oct. 23, parties gave closing statements in a 2020 non-fatal shooting trial before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Vincent James, 39, is charged with aggravated assault knowingly while... Read More

Judge Finds Credible evidence for Probable Cause in Homicide Case

Details On Oct. 18, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a homicide case. Jaleil Jones, 18, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Month: October 2023