August 2024 - Page 5 of 16

Murder Defendant Refuses to Appear, Cases Postponed

Details Aaron Walker, 20, charged with both a homicide and non-fatal shooting, refused to get off the bus from the jail to the courthouse to appear in a hearing before DC... Read More

Shooting Trial Delayed As Prosecution Requests DNA Testing

By Caitlin Blackman [former] - August 21, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details The prosecution informed the court they will be proceeding with DNA evidence testing in a shooting case effectively postponing the proceeding. The matter was argued before DC Superior Court Judge... Read More

Defense Accuses Prosecution Of Ethical Breach in Shooting Case

By Caitlin Blackman [former] - August 21, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Defense counsel in a non-fatal shooting case accused prosecutors of unethical conduct during a hearing on Aug. 20 before DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur. Amonte Moody, 18, is charged... Read More

Shooting Defendant Accepts Plea Offer

Details A shooting defendant accepted a plea offer extended by the prosecution in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur on Aug. 20. Kevin Snead, 41, is charged with... Read More

Judge Revokes Carjacking Defendant’s Release, Orders Jail

By Caitlin Blackman [former] - August 21, 2024
Carjacking | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan revoked a carjacking defendant’s release status during a hearing on Aug. 20. Jerrell Smith, 32, is charged with assault with intent to kill while... Read More

‘You Got the Wrong Guy,’ Defense Says About An Accident Leading to a Shooting

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein heard opening arguments and testimony for a case involving a car accident and a subsequent shooting in a hearing on Aug. 20. Marquez Beasley,... Read More

Document: MPD Investigating Fatal Shooting

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced that they are investigating a fatal shooting in Southeast. This incident happened on Monday, August 19, 2024, at approximately 8:25 p.m., in the 3000... Read More

Document: MPD Arrests Suspect in Northeast Homicide

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with a fatal shooting in Northeast.On July 12, 2024, around 2:52 a.m., the Fifth District of the... Read More

Judge Delays Homicide Trial, Returns One Defendant to Maryland for Another Sentence

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe returned a homicide defendant to a Maryland Jail on Aug. 20. Jayden Bracey, 23, and Jadohn Bracey, 25, are charged with first-degree premeditated murder... Read More

‘The Day Has Come to Hold Them Accountable,’ Says Prosecutor in Mass Shooting Case

Details The prosecution rebutted the closing statements of defense attorneys for Antonio Murchison and Mark Price before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Aug. 19, bringing an end to arguments... Read More

Carjacking Defendants Waive Right to Test More DNA Evidence

By Laura Berol - August 20, 2024
Carjacking | Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details Five co-defendants in a carjacking conspiracy case heard the results of additional DNA testing and some of them waived their rights to independently test the evidence at a hearing in... Read More

Fatal Car Crash Defendant Wins Trial Delay

Details On the day Nakita Walker‘s trial was scheduled to begin, Aug. 19, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun delayed it until Nov. 18 at the request of Walker’s defense attorney,... Read More

Month: August 2024