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Document: MPD Investigating Southeast Homicide

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 17, 2024
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a homicide that occurred on May 15 on the 3300 block of D Street, SE. According to MPD documents, officers responded to the... Read More

Document: MPD Arrests 14-Year-Old for Shooting Another Teen

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 17, 2024
Daily Stories | Documents | Juveniles | Shooting |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of a 14-year-old in connection to a shooting that injured a 16-year-old on April 26 on the 1500 block of Alabama Avenue,... Read More

Based on ‘Totality of Evidence’ Judge Denies Acquittal for Three Co-Defendants in Murder, Conspiracy Case

Details In an ongoing three co-defendant murder, conspiracy case, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied a defense motion to acquit the trio. It was the second time in a week... Read More

In Fatal Stabbing, Judge Upholds Premeditation Charge Despite Self-Defense Claim

Details A jury heard testimony about an interaction between a homicide victim and a friend hours before his murder, after defense attorneys argued unsuccessfully to dismiss a premeditated charge in a... Read More

Acquitted: Federal Agent Says Surveillance Network Video Captured Homicide Scene

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

Metro Bus Footage Captures Fatal Stabbing During Tussle

Details Prosecutors presented Metro bus video surveillance footage allegedly showing a suspect chasing, then fatally confronting a murder victim. The testimony came in a May 15 hearing before DC Superior Court... Read More

Mass Shooting Suspect Vacillates on Plea Offer, Then Detained

Details A non-fatal mass shooting defendant, who planned to accept a prosecution plea offer, rejected it during a preliminary hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Rennwel Mantock, 29, is... Read More

Defendant Rejects Second Plea Deal Linked to Brutal Shooting Murder

Details A homicide defendant rejected a second plea deal and scheduled a trial date before DC Superior Court Judge Micheal O’Keefe. Jaykell Mason, 22, is charged with first-degree murder while armed... Read More

Homicide Defendant Waives Right to Preliminary Hearing, Ordered Detained

Details A homicide defendant waived his preliminary hearing, and DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo denied his request for release in a May 14 hearing. James Outland, 25, and Bobby Gupton,... Read More

Bad Blood Between Two Friends Leads to Stabbing Homicide

Details Attorneys in a homicide trial argued on May 14 their client acted in self-defense after the prosecution showed footage of a fatal stabbing during opening statements before DC Superior Court... Read More

Prosecutors Rest Following a Three Month Trial Focusing on Guns, Texts

Details In a three month murder, conspiracy trial against three co-defendants, the prosecution rested its case after reintroducing its final three witnesses before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Koran Jackson,... Read More

Acquitted: ‘This is the Kind of Case That Wrongful Convictions are Made of,’ Insists Defense in Homicide Trial

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

Month: May 2024