April 2024 - Page 14 of 19

Guilty Verdict for Alleged Gang Member in Highway Homicide Case

Details On April 8, following a two-week trial, an alleged member of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang, was found guilty of two counts of murder before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth... Read More

Judge Releases One Defendant and Holds Co-Defendant in Homicide Preliminary Hearing

Details On April 8, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun released defendant Jayvon Thomas but held co-defendant Lavar Hunter in a preliminary hearing for their homicide case. Hunter, 19, and Thomas,... Read More

Murder Defendant Waives Right to Independently Test DNA Evidence

Details On April 8, a defendant in a 2021 homicide case waived his right to independent DNA testing before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Idrissa Fall, 37, is charged with... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea Deal in Shooting Case

Details On April 8, DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur accepted a guilty plea from a non-fatal shooting defendant. Amontae McCalvin,19, was originally charged with one count of aggravated assault knowingly... Read More

D.C. Witness Data Shows Homicides Drop 30 Percent in March

Details According to D.C. Witness data, there were 11 homicide victims and 16 non-fatal shooting victims in March, based on press releases by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). All March homicides... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

Details On April 5, before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan, a homicide defendant rejected a plea deal offered by prosecution. Tywan Morris, 28, is charged with second-degree murder while armed,... Read More

Judge Denies Defendant’s Release in 2021 Homicide Case

Details On April 8, DC Superior Court Judge Micheal O’Keefe denied a defense motion to reconsider a murder defendant’s pretrial release conditions. Bernard Matthews, 44, is charged with first-degree murder premeditated... Read More

Homicide Defendant Refuses to Attend Hearing

By Mia Febles [former] , McKenna Bryant [former] - April 8, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details On April 8, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe continued a homicide case after a defendant wouldn’t come to court. Da’John Blunt, 23, is charged with first-degree murder while armed... Read More

Document: Updated MPD Investigating Fatal Stabbing in Northwest Apartment

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred on April 5 on the 1300 block of Peabody Street, NW. According to MPD documents, officers responded to... Read More

Three Homicide Defendants Sentenced for ‘Senseless’ Killing of Teen

Details On April 5, three homicide co-defendants were sentenced after agreeing to a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Nelfy Hernandez, 20, Trey Prillerman, 20 and Deandre Levy,... Read More

Document: Suspects Sought in Shooting in Southeast

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 8, 2024
Daily Stories | Documents | Shooting |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance to identify and locate three suspects involved in a non-fatal shooting that occurred on April 6 on the 4000 block... Read More

Document: Wanted Suspect Sought in an Assault with a Dangerous Gun

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 8, 2024
Daily Stories | Documents | Shooting | Suspects |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 41-year-old Kevin Snead, who is wanted in connection to a non-fatal shooting incident that occurred on April 3... Read More

Month: April 2024