Parties in a homicide retrial debated the credibility of the prosecution’s key witness in closing arguments on June 3 before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson. Read more »

A jury in DC Superior Court’s Danya Dayson’s courtroom convicted one homicide co-defendant and acquitted the other on June 5. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson dismissed a defense request for a mistrial in a co-defendant homicide retrial on June 2. Read more »

The defense claimed that a key witness in a homicide case lied under oath and in prior interactions with law enforcement officers in trial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on June 1.  Alonzo Brown, 29, and Naquel Henderson, 28, are charged with conspiracy to commit a crime of violence while armed, first-degree murder while armed, four counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and five counts of possession of a firearm during crime of violence for their alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of Michael Taylor, 22, on the 1700 block of Benning Road NE on Jan. Read more »

A co-conspirator testified as a cooperating witness that a 2019 fatal shooting was a planned act of retaliation before DC Superior Court Danya Dayson on May 27.  Alonzo Brown, 29, and Naquel Henderson, 28, are charged with conspiracy to commit a crime of violence while armed, first-degree premeditated murder while armed, four counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and five counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Read more »

A key witness who previously took a plea deal to second-degree murder testified in a trial involving his former co-defendants on May 26 before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson.  Alonzo Brown, 29, and Naquel Henderson, 28, are charged with one count of first-degree premeditated murder while armed, one count of conspiracy to commit a crime of violence while armed, four counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and five counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for their alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Michael Taylor and injuries to two other victims on Jan. Read more »

The prosecution claimed co-defendants planned and carried out a fatal shooting as retaliation for their friend's murder in a retrial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on May 12. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park scheduled a new trial in May of 2026 for two homicide co-defendants on June 25, after their first trial ended in a mistrial. Read more »

Lawyers for two co-defendants urged the jury to doubt the credibility of the prosecution's star witness during closing statements in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on May 20.  Alonzo Brown, 28, and Naquel Henderson, 27, are charged with first-degree murder while armed, conspiracy to commit a crime of violence, five counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and four counts of assault with intent to kill while armed. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park refused to allow the testimony of a witness called in by Steven Kiersh, defense attorney for Alonzo Brown, during court proceedings on May 19. Read more »

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer who identified Alonzo Brown in a homicide investigation was familiar with Brown and his alleged victim for many years, according to testimony given before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on May 12. Read more »

The trial in a fatal shooting case continued on May 7 before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park with a witness recounting how the bloody victim pleaded for help. Read more »

The prosecution introduced emotional footage of the aftermath of a fatal-shooting from Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers' body-worn cameras during a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on May 6.  Alonzo Brown, 28, and Naquel Henderson, 27, are charged with first-degree murder while armed, conspiracy to commit a crime of violence, five counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and four counts of assault with intent to kill while armed. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park issued a bench warrant for a homicide defendant on April 11 after he was detained in Maryland for a gun offense.  Alonzo Brown, 28, and Naquel Henderson, 27, are charged with first-degree murder while armed, conspiracy to commit a crime of violence while armed, four counts of assault with intent to kill, and five counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park told a shooting defendant that he needs to remain compliant with the terms of his release after he was late to curfew multiple times during a hearing on March 26. Read more »