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Judge Accepts Doctor’s Competency Finding for Homicide Defendant

Details On Jan. 4, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt alerted parties she was accepting a doctor’s findings that a homicide defendant was competent to withstand trial. Idrissa Fall, 37, is... Read More

Angry Outburst Leads to Postponed Sentencing in Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details On Jan. 3, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan continued a sentencing hearing in a non-fatal shooting case due to a defendant’s outburst. Dominic Copeland, 33, was convicted of assault... Read More

Data Shows 22 Homicides in December Ending The District’s Deadliest Year in Decades

Details D.C. Witness data shows that in December 2023 there were seven non-fatal shootings and 22 homicides in the District. Of those 22 homicides, three were stabbings and the rest shootings. ... Read More

Judge Says Homicide is ‘Not a Strong Case at All,’ But Finds Probable Cause

Details On Jan. 3, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt said prosecutors did not have sufficient evidence to charge a defendant with first-degree murder while armed, but stated they met the... Read More

Graphic Video Evidence Along with Emotional Testimony Presented in Murder Trial

By Jeff Levine - January 4, 2024
Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details In a bench trial before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on Jan. 3, prosecutors presented dramatic video evidence and emotional witness testimony in an attempt to show that Matthew... Read More

Probable Cause Ruling Continued in Juvenile Homicide Case

Details On Jan. 2, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo has yet to rule there’s probable cause in a homicide case to go to trial. Lorinzo Thompson, 17, is charged with... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Domestic Violence Homicide

Details On Jan. 3, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a homicide. Desmond Thurston, 46, is charged with second-degree murder while... Read More

Parties Deliver Closing Arguments in Homicide Trial

Details On Jan. 2, parties delivered closing arguments following a multi-week trial in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Mussye Rezene, 31, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while... Read More

New Judge Appointed to Preside Over Third Trial of Murder Defendant

Details A new judge has been appointed for theVictor Coley murder trial, a case that is now more than a decade old. DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro took over... Read More

Document: Suspect Sought in a Shooting

By D.C. Witness Staff - January 3, 2024
Daily Stories | Documents | Shooting |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance to identify and locate a suspect connected to a shooting on Jan. 1, on the 1300 block of H Street,... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in the Shooting Death of an 18-Year-Old Woman in Northwest

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest was made in connection to a shooting that killed a woman on Jan. 1 on the 4300 block of Military Road, NW.... Read More

Preliminary Hearing Rescheduled for Homicide Defendant Amidst Mental Evaluation Request

Details On Jan. 2, a homicide defendant’s preliminary hearing was continued, in addition to his being ordered to receive a full mental competency evaluation by DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein. ... Read More

Month: January 2024