May 2024 - Page 14 of 15

Judge Grants Additional Time for Competency Evals for Juveniles Charged as Adults

Details Doctors from the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) requested additional time to further evaluate two juveniles charged as adults in a homicide case. Marlan Smith and Anthony Monroe, both 17,... Read More

Prosecutors Call 98th Witness in Murder and Conspiracy Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt remarked on the 98th witness called by the prosecution in the case of three co-defendants accused of conspiracy and murder. Koran Jackson, 23, Tyiion... Read More

Judge Sentences Shooter to Seven Years in What Came Within a ‘Hair’s Breadth’ of a Killing

Details Arnold Lawrance, 33, was sentenced to seven years in prison by DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan for a shooting the judge said came within a “hair’s breadth” of a... Read More

Document: MPD Searching for Suspect Discharging a Firearm in Southeast

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

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance to identify and locate a suspect in connection to the discharge of a firearm that occurred on May 1 on... Read More

Document: MPD Investigating Fatal North Capitol Street Shooting

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred April 30 on the 1500 block of North Capitol Street, NE. According to MPD documents, officers responded to... Read More

Suspect in Fatal Shooting Rejects Plea Deal

Details A homicide defendant rejected a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun in a May 2 hearing. Pedro Funes, 34, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Medical Examiner, DNA and Digital Analysts Testify in Homicide Trial

Details “The patient bled extensively from his chest and liver… that’s how he died,” said a DC Medical Examiner during testimony in a 2022 homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge... Read More

‘Vile, Angry Man with an Ego,’ Sentenced to 85 Years, Co-Defendant Sentenced to 53 Years

Details Prosecutors deemed a homicide defendant a “vile, angry man with an ego,” as they requested DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo sentence him to 90 years of incarceration, and his... Read More

Judge Halts Proceeding After Tiff Between Lawyers in Murder, Conspiracy Trial

Details After a lengthy cross-examination by a defense lawyer, a frustrated DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt abruptly ended the May 1 proceeding in a murder and conspiracy trial. Tension had... Read More

Woman Pleads Guilty in Father’s Fatal Stabbing

Details Brittany Gaylor pleaded guilty to the brutal murder of her 70-year-old father in a May 2 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. During the brief proceeding Gaylor,... Read More

Judge Denies Shooting Defendant’s Motion for Dismissal

Details A shooting defendant’s motion for dismissal based on the prosecution’s failure to indict by the deadline was denied by DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow in a May 1 hearing.... Read More

New Attorney Wants to Review Homicide Defendant’s Competency Finding

Details A homicide defendant’s newly appointed attorney alerted DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe she needs time to review the Department of Behavioral Health’s (DBH) a contested competency report for her... Read More

Month: May 2024