Murder Defendant Accepts Involuntary Manslaughter Plea
A murder defendant decided to accept a plea offer from the prosecution on the last day it was eligible. Andre Gray pleaded guilty March 15 to involuntary manslaughter for his…
+ Read MoreA murder defendant decided to accept a plea offer from the prosecution on the last day it was eligible. Andre Gray pleaded guilty March 15 to involuntary manslaughter for his…
+ Read MoreDuring a hearing, a DC Superior Court judge released a murder defendant after learning he was diagnosed with cancer. Andre Gray is charged with second-degree murder for his alleged role…
+ Read MoreThe District of Columbia saw an uptick in homicides throughout the month of September. As of Oct. 16, the Metropolitan Police Department has made arrests in nearly half of the…
+ Read MoreA homicide victim’s cousin was brought from DC Jail to testify before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt about a shooting the prosecution says is related to a murder case…
+ Read MoreD.C. Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo presided over parties during a three co-defendant murder trial as three expert witnesses testified before jurors regarding DNA and ballistic evidence. Derek Turner, 31,…
+ Read MoreDuring an Oct. 6 homicide trial, the prosecution tried to connect vehicle evidence from separate shootings to three co-defendants. Derek Turner, 31, and co-defendant Ronnika Jennings, 44, are charged with…
+ Read MoreAs the DC Superior Court continues to face the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on operations, many homicide defendants await jury trials from DC Jail, where data shows some of them have…
+ Read MoreJohn Littlejohn says he’ll never forget the Saturday night he sat on a church’s steps high on PCP. “The police were making patrols in the neighborhood,” he recalls. “I was…
+ Read MoreOn Oct. 17, five defendants were held at DC Jail and 22 were released. A male defendant was held on a felony charge in a domestic violence case. He is…
+ Read MoreThroughout the summer, hundreds of alleged fugitives were brought before the DC Superior Court, wanted on charges ranging from larceny to homicide. Around 269 fugitive defendants came through the court…
+ Read MoreThere were 16 homicides in September, just two fewer than August. Thirteen, nearly 82 percent, of the victims died from shootings. There was also a police-involved shooting that happened on…
+ Read MoreThe Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) made approximately 33 robbery arrests that resulted in charges being filed between June 1 and Sept. 15, according to D.C. Witness data. About 31 percent…
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