A judge on Friday approved the government’s request to continue to hold Herman Lee Cook Jr. without bail for the alleged murder of Donald Stephen Johnson Jr. The government argued…
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Herman Cook was charged with the murder of Donald Johnson. [documentcloud url=”http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3472986-Herman-Lee-Cook-warrant-affidavit.html”]
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The man charged with the murder of 45-year-old Donald Stephen Johnson Jr. was allegedly caught on tape committing the act, according to charging documents. Johnson was fatally shot August 8, 2016…
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A prosecutor on Wednesday argued for a judge to order Herman Lee Cook Jr. held without bail for the alleged murder of Donald Stephen Johnson Jr. Cook Jr. was arrested…
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Months after issuing a warrant for his arrest, police arrested Herman Lee Cook, Jr., who police say killed 45-year-old Donald Stephen Johnson, Jr. Johnson was fatally shot in August 2016…
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DC Superior Court judges issued 59 bench warrants for felony charges from June 1 to Sept. 30. According to Cornell Law, a bench warrant is given out by a judge…
+ Read MoreDuring initial hearings on Oct. 22, DC Superior Court Judge Sean Staples released 23 defendants and held six defendants in DC Jail. Jamar Turner is charged with assault with a…
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A DC Superior Court judge issued two bench warrants and continued cases during pretrial and probation hearings on Sept. 11. Judge Michael O’Keefe issued bench warrants for Herman Johnson and…
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a murder defendant to 40 years in prison. In February 2020, a jury found Herman Cook, Jr. guilty of first-degree murder while armed in…
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On June 3, a DC Superior Court judge agreed to order a competency evaluation for a defendant currently waiting to be sentenced for murder. In February 2020, a jury convicted…
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As of March 11, 2020, there have been 31 homicides in the District. The homicides have taken place in 23 neighborhoods throughout the District with Mount Vernon Square/Triangle, Shaw, Southwest…
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During the third day of trial on Feb. 18, the brother of the victim was called to testify because there was no eye witness to the murder. Herman Lee Cook,…
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