The two week trial for the case against Michael "Melvin" Lee has been scheduled for November. Read more »

The defense’s request for a homicide defendant to be released on home confinement was denied after DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park made a probable cause ruling on March 6.  Melvin Lee, 22, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the homicide of Matthew Ginyard, 22, on the 300 block of 59th Street, NE on March 22, 2024. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson sentenced a fatal shooting defendant to 19-and-a-half years on March 27.  Maleek Thomas, 23, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed and assault with a dangerous weapon on Dec. Read more »

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 22-year-old Melvin Nathaniel Lee Jr., who is alleged to have been involved in the 2024 homicide of Matthew Ginyard, 22, in Northeast D.C. Read more »

A defendant nearing a trial date accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on Dec. Read more »

A defendant in a fatal shooting case rejected a plea offer and waived his right to independently test DNA evidence during a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on June 26.  Maleek Thomas, 22, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, felony murder while armed, assault with the intent to kill while armed, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Read more »

A murder defendant pleaded not guilty to all indictment charges on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael O'Keefe found probable cause in a shooting defendant’s case on Oct. Read more »

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest was made in connection to a shooting that left one man dead and another injured on Oct. Read more »

During a Feb. Read more »

On April 29, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to determine if one of the two homicide cases a defendant is charged in has enough evidence to go to trial.  Melvin Simmons, 27, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in two separate cases. Read more »