Homicides Increase by Nearly 50 percent in July
There were 19 homicides in the month of July, the majority of which were gun related deaths – a four year trend.
+ Read MoreThere were 19 homicides in the month of July, the majority of which were gun related deaths – a four year trend.
+ Read MoreHomicides in July have increased since June and last year.
+ Read MorePolice arrested a suspect in connection to the stabbing death of Anthony Anderson, a Northwest DC resident.
+ Read MoreOn Feb. 23, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein sentenced a homicide defendant to 96 months in prison with credit for time served. Alton Rivers, 59, was originally charged with…
+ Read MoreIn a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Dec. 18, Alton Rivers, 59, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter ending a longstanding homicide case. Rivers was originally charged…
+ Read MoreOn April 18, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein granted a defense attorney’s motion to withdraw as counsel for a murder defendant, appointing a new attorney for the fourth time. …
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge continued a hearing for a murder case in which the defense attorney reports that she has begun with plea negotiations. Alton Rivers, 54, is charged…
+ Read MoreA prosecutor in a murder trial told a judge that he is not opposed to further plea negotiations with a murder defendant. Alton Rivers , 54, is charged with second-degree murder…
+ Read MoreDuring a status hearing Aug. 29, the prosecution told a judge that an indictment should be procured by November. Alton Rivers , 54, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for…
+ Read MoreDuring a status hearing May 20, a DC Superior Court judge said the prosecution has about seven and a half months to indict a murder defendant. Alton Rivers is charged…
+ Read MoreDuring a motions hearing May 15, a DC Superior Court judge granted a murder defendant’s request to withdraw his guilty plea. In September, Alton Rivers pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter…
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