May 2024 - Page 5 of 15

Judge Releases One Defendant in 2022 Homicide to BoP

Details During a hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe decided to release one defendant while holding another. Both defendants are charged with the 2022 murder of Brian Buxton. Aaron Walker,... Read More

Jury Convicts Homicide Defendant in Stabbing of Lifelong Friend

Details A jury found a homicide defendant, charged with the murder of his lifelong friend, guilty of all charges before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on May 22. Aaron Jackson,... Read More

Acquitted: Judge Denies Homicide Defendant’s Judgment of Acquittal Motion

Details Editor’s note: On May 30, a jury acquitted Devonte Brothers of all charges connected to the homicide of Deron Leake. Brothers is still being held on homicide charges in another... Read More

Lawyers Argue About Scheduling a Murder Trial Pending Furloughs by Public Defenders

Details The impact of an upcoming furlough in the DC Public Defender’s office weighed heavily during a hearing for a murder defendant before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on May... Read More

Judge Denies Murder Suspect’s Fourth Request for a New Attorney

Details In a contentious hearing on May 22, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied murder defendant Sherman Holley’s request for a new attorney. Had the judge agreed, it would have... Read More

Acquitted: Homicide Victim’s ‘Brother’ Describes How He Became a Witness Instead of a Suspect

Details Editor’s note: On May 30, a jury acquitted Devonte Brothers of all charges connected to the homicide of Deron Leake. Brothers is still being held on homicide charges in another... Read More

Closing Statements in Homicide Trial Present Conflicting Narratives of Deadly Stabbing Video

Details Even though Aaron Jackson‘s alleged fatal stabbing of Damohn Gill was captured on surveillance video, the prosecution and defense offered contradictory explanations of what the jury saw take place before... Read More

Trial Postponed to Locate Defendant’s Girlfriend as Witness

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo granted the prosecution’s May 22 request for a one day continuance for a homicide trial, in order to locate an important witness – the... Read More

Convicted Murderer Pleads Not Guilty in Prison Stabbing

Details Thirty-one-year-old Mussay Rezene was back in court on May 21 in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun, where he pleaded not guilty to a fatal stabbing incident at... Read More

Defendant Accused of Stabbing Woman Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity

By Aryana Zakeri [former] - May 21, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun accepted a homicide defendant’s plea of not guilty by reason of insanity in a May 21 hearing. Eliyas Aregahedne, 29, is charged with second-degree... Read More

Juvenile Charged With Multiple Carjackings Indicted, Arraigned, Gets Plea Offer

Details A 17-year-old boy charged as an adult in a series of carjackings was arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz on May 21. According to a release from the... Read More

Judge Says Juvenile ‘is the Person Who Killed Jihad Darden’

Details DC Superior Court Judge James Crowell pronounced a juvenile defendant guilty of seven charges in connection to a homicide at a May 21 hearing. “This killing was nothing short of... Read More

Month: May 2024