March 2024 - Page 5 of 14

Young Defendant Sentenced to 10 Years on Homicide Charge

By Miranda Calderon [former] , Mia Kimm [former] - March 22, 2024
Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details On March 22, 18-year-old Eugene Williams, was sentenced by DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan to 10 years in prison for his involvement in a homicide. The shooting incident occurred... Read More

Homicide Defendant Waives Right for DNA Testing

By Nicole Hansen [former] - March 22, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details On March 22, homicide defendant Myron Hickson waived his right to independent DNA testing before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Hickson, 36, is charged with second-degree murder while armed... Read More

2016 Murder Trial Again Delayed Over Mental Competency Issue

By Nicole Hansen [former] - March 22, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing | Suspects |

Details In a March 22 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun, a murder defendant’s trial was delayed. Brandon Byrd‘s homicide trial was pushed to March of 2025 due to... Read More

Prosecutors Deem Homicide Defendant a ‘Vicious, Violent Man’ at Sentencing

Details On March 22, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced a homicide defendant to 45 years of incarceration. Mussye Rezene, 31, was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder while armed for... Read More

Defense Questions Evidence Submitted in 2020 Homicide Trial

Details On March 21, parties spared over expert testimony including from the District’s discredited Department of Forensic Sciences in a murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Koran Jackson,... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Non-Fatal Shooting Case

By Betty Yigebahal [former] - March 22, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details On March 22, DC Superior Court Judge Renee Raymond found probable cause in a non-fatal shooting case. De’Aungelo Savage, 36, is charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm for his... Read More

Homicide Defendant Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment

Details On March 21, a homicide defendant was arraigned in front of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. David Pena, 47, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, assault with a... Read More

Document: MPD Arrests Suspect in a 2022 Homicide

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest was made in connection to a homicide that occurred on Dec. 17, 2022, on the 2400 block of 18th Street, NW. According... Read More

Judge Sentences Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant to Eight-and-a-Half Years of Incarceration

Details On March 21, DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz sentenced a defendant to 102 months in prison for his involvement in a non-fatal shooting. Ernest Conyeir, 34, was originally charged... Read More

‘This Case is an Assortment of 30 Second Videos,’ Says Prosecutor in Homicide Preliminary Hearing

Details On March 21, before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun, a homicide defendant waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Robert Straughter, 26, is charged with second-degree murder while armed... Read More

Judge Sentences Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant to 17 Years Incarceration

Details On March 21, DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz sentenced a shooting defendant to 17 years of incarceration. “He’s absolutely unable to control himself or his actions,” said Judge Leibovitz,... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment

Details On March 21, a non-fatal shooting defendant pleaded not guilty during arraignment before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein. Antron Belk, 17, is charged with assault with intent to murder... Read More

Month: March 2024