December 2023 - Page 4 of 12

Judge Sentences Drive-By Shooting Defendant to 12 Years

Details On Dec. 19, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein sentenced an individual involved in a drive-by shooting and a stabbing attack at the DC Jail to 12 years incarceration. Alvin... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Mother Testifies in 2021 Murder Trial

Details On Dec. 18, more witness testimony, including from a murder defendant’s mother was presented before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Mussye Rezene, 31, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder... Read More

Motion to Continue Trial Granted in First-Degree Homicide

Details On Dec. 14, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe continued a jury trial date in a homicide case. Rashon Hall, 27, is charged with first-degree murder while armed and possession... Read More

Document: Man Killed in Northwest Shooting

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a shooting that killed a man on Dec. 18 on the 5400 block of Illinois Avenue, NW. According to MPD documents,... Read More

Document: Man Arrested for Murder of Brothers

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest was made in connection to a shooting that killed two men on Dec. 12 on the 2300 block of 4th Street, NE.... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Homicide Case

Details On Dec. 14, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe found a homicide defendant’s case has enough evidence to go to trial. Darrell Hinkle, 35, is charged with first-degree murder while... Read More

Homicide Defendant Waives Right to Independent DNA Testing

Details On Dec. 14, a homicide defendant waived his right to independent DNA testing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Aaron Jackson, 30, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder while... Read More

Co-defendants Reject Plea Offer

Details On Dec. 14, two homicide co-defendants rejected plea offers extended by prosecutors in front of DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Justin Borum, 33, and Jerome Dukes, 31, are charged... Read More

Homicide Defendant Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Details During a Dec. 18 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced a first-degree murder defendant to 120 months incarceration, with five years of supervised release. Raymond Davis, 50, is... Read More

Man Accused in Fatal Stabbing Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter

By Jeff Levine - December 18, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing | Suspects |

Details In a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Dec. 18, Alton Rivers, 59, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter ending a longstanding homicide case. Rivers was originally charged... Read More

Three Homicide Co-Defendants Waive Right for Independent DNA Testing

Details On Dec. 18, three homicide co-defendants waived their right to independently test DNA evidence recovered at a homicide scene before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Raymond Avent, 23, Tyler... Read More

‘You Got a Lucky Break,’ Says Judge to Defendant in Homicide Sentencing

Details On Dec. 18, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced a defendant to 11 years for his involvement in a fatal shooting after a drug deal went bad. Brandon Nguyen,... Read More

Month: December 2023