Throughout the month of April, the District saw a substantial uptick in homicides, a 111 percent increase. The increase reflects the same amount of homicides that occurred in January despite a…
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The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a suspect in a fatal domestic assault on the 600 block of Galveston Place, SE. According to a press release, Joseph Smith was arrested and…
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On March 22, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun granted a motion for a trial date to be continued in a murder case involving two brothers. Joseph Smith, 60, is…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun set a hearing date to discuss results from DNA testing. Joseph Smith, 64, is charged with voluntary manslaughter for allegedly stabbing his 62-year-old brother…
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During a Sept. 17 status hearing, a murder defendant rejected a plea offer for a lesser sentence. Joseph Smith, 61, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged…
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During a continued motions hearing Aug. 27, a judge denied both the defense and prosecution’s requests for modifications to a murder defendant’s conditions of release. Joseph Smith, 60, is charged…
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A grand jury in a homicide case indicted a murder defendant on greater charges than the ones the prosecution had originally sought. Joseph Smith is charged with second-degree murder while…
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During a detention hearing April 25, a DC Superior Court judge ordered a murder defendant released to a halfway house amid accusations of death threats and “habitual” drug use. Joseph…
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A DC Superior Court judge found probable cause April 11 that a 60-year-old man did not stab his brother in self-defense. Joseph Smith is charged with voluntary manslaughter while armed…
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