December 2023 - Page 7 of 12

Probable Cause Ruling Delayed in Mother and Son Homicide Case

Details On Dec. 11, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt continued a homicide defendant’s preliminary hearing to review evidence before making a probable cause ruling. Emerita Garcia, 45, is charged with... Read More

Probable Cause Ruling Delayed in Homicide Case

Details On Dec. 11, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt continued a homicide defendant’s preliminary hearing to review evidence before making a probable cause ruling. Emerita Garcia, 45, is charged with... Read More

More Witnesses Testify in 2021 Murder Trial

Details On Dec. 11, witnesses testified in a 2021 murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Mussye Rezene, 31, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, possession of... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant Sentenced After Plea to 10 Years in ‘Nefarious’ Stabbing

Details Cynthia Battle, 54 was sentenced to 10 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on Dec. 12. Battle was originally charged... Read More

Document: Man Killed in Northwest Shooting

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 13, 2023
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a shooting that killed a man on Dec. 12 on the 1400 block of Buchanan Street, NW. According to MPD documents,... Read More

Document: Two Men Killed in Northeast Shooting

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a shooting that killed two men on Dec. 12 on the 2300 block of 4th Street, NE. According to MPD documents,... Read More

Document: Man Dies After Traffic Crash

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Major Crash Investigations Unit is investigating a traffic incident that killed a man on Oct. 3 on the on the 3700 block of Ely Place,... Read More

Document: 85-Year-Old Man Arrested After Killing

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest has been made in connection to the death of an 81-year-old woman on Dec. 10 on the 1300 block of Corcoran Street,... Read More

Homicide Defendant Waives Rights to Independently Test DNA Evidence

Details On Dec. 11, a homicide defendant alerted DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt that he waives his rights to independently test DNA evidence recovered from a crime scene. Karlos Bibb,... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

Details On Dec. 11, a homicide defendant rejected a plea offer extended by prosecutors in front of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. David Peña, 47, is charged with second-degree murder... Read More

Shooter Violates DC Probation, Arrested on Maryland Murder Charges

Details Alli Diabi, 21, failed to appear for a probation hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Dec. 11, because he was arrested on second degree murder charges in... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in Southeast Stabbing

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced a woman was arrested in connection to a fatal stabbing that occurred on the 900 block of 5th Street, SE, on Dec. 5. According... Read More

Month: December 2023