Police are investigating the fatal shooting of Eric Anthony Jackson of Southeast. Read more »

Jackson is a recent graduate from American University with a degree in History and a minor in Justice. Read more »

Counsel agreed at a status hearing March 12 to set a Jan. Read more »

The man charged with the murder of Eric Jackson rejected a plea deal this week, and the case will now head to a trial. Read more »

The attorneys representing Kenneth Stewart have requested a day’s worth of footage from the August 8th, 2015 death of Eric Jackson. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman sentenced a defendant in a fatal stabbing case to eight-and-a-half years of incarceration during an Oct. Read more »

A stabbing defendant waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Aug. Read more »

Tyler Davis is a junior at American University studying Journalism and Literature. Originally from Jacksonville, FL, they have a desire to hear and tell the stories of everyday people, and believe that the best journalism comes from meeting people where they are. Read more »

On March 11, two eyewitnesses testified before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt regarding a pattern of violence surrounding the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy.  Koran Jackson, 23, Tyiion Kyree Freeman, 24, and Stephen Nelson, 22, are three of five individuals charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, assault with the intent to kill while armed, first-degree murder while armed, carrying a pistol without a license, and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence in connection to the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Malachi Lukes on March 1, 2020 on the 600 block of S Street, NW. Read more »

A domestic violence defendant pleaded guilty to several felony crimes against three women.  In an Aug. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge allowed the government to collect a buccal swab from the defendant charged in a deadly shooting outside an apartment building. Read more »

Two court-appointed inspectors who confirmed health and safety issues about COVID-19 conditions at the DC Jail are being sent back to see if anything’s changed.  District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued the order April 28, sending Grace M Lopes and Mark Jordan back to the jail to answer specific questions: How inmates who are not being quarantined are able to access medical care?How residents in quarantine and isolation units are being monitored?Is the DC DOC providing consistent and reliable access to legal calls, personal telephone calls, running water, daily showers and clean clothing and linens for inmates in isolation?Do inmates have access to cleaning materials and equipment?Is DC DOC enforcing social distancing?Have staff received training on properly fitting personal protective equipment (PPE), disposing PPE and operations for the non-touch, infrared thermometers?Has the DC DOC gotten a registered sanitarian to oversee an environmental health and safety programs?Has the DC DOC contracted a cleaning service for the secure side of the facility?Has the DC DOC consulted with a public health professional to strengthen the COVID-19 education program for staff and inmates?If DC DOC has consulted with a health professional, have strategies for the education program been implemented? Read more »

With an emergency order issued on April 20, the next stage in a coronavirus case against the DC Department of Corrections' (DC DOC) will decide whether the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia should be added as a defendant as well.  Four inmates, Edward Banks, D’Angelo Phillips, Eric Smith and Keon Jackson, from the DC DOC's jail facilities filed a lawsuit against the department's director and warden on March 30, claiming that the DC DOC willfully disregarded their health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

A federal court judge appointed two individuals April 9 to inspect the DC Department of Corrections (DC DOC) jail facilities. Read more »

During the month of July, there were 20 homicides, four more than June. Read more »