DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee sentenced a homicide defendant in a 2019 homicide case to over six years in prison.   On the evening of July 21, 2019, Metropolitan Police Department officers found 27-year-old Jamal Bandy suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on the 1300 block of Congress Street, SE. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge decided he needed more time to determine if he should accept a plea deal for a man convicted in the shooting of a 27-year-old father. Read more »

More than two years after Jamal Bandy was fatally shot in Congress Heights, the defendant charged in his death took a plea deal that includes an agreement between parties to recommend a six-and-a-quarter-year prison sentence. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled hearings in three murder cases on Dec. Read more »

A murder defendant had a bond review hearing scheduled as he awaits a ruling on an emergency motion for release due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Romiel Hightower, 29, is charged with first degree murder while armed for his alleged role in the shooting of 27-year-old Jamal Bandy on the 1300 block of Congress Street, SE, on July 21, 2019.  Hightower’s defense attorney, Jason Tulley, filed an emergency motion for release on March 23 citing the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

On April 20, DC Jail experienced technical issues that led to the delay of four separate emergency hearings. Read more »

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested Dec. Read more »