Murder defendant, Rafeal Stevens, 40, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on April 14. Stevens was also convicted of possession of a firearm during…
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A jury found a homicide defendant guilty in a killing before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on March 19. Nyjell Outler, 22, was originally charged with first-degree premeditated murder…
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A DC Superior Court judge imposed a suspended sentence for a defendant who pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact voluntary manslaughter in a case with multiple co-defendants. Charles Young,…
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a homicide defendant to more than eight years in prison. Last July, 29-year-old Steven Arrington-Rodgers pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed for shooting…
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A defendant pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on Sept. 17. Steven Maye was previously indicted on one count of first-degree murder while armed with aggravating circumstances in the death of…
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A homicide defendant accepted a plea offer from the prosecution.
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D.C. Witness began its mission in 2015 to help put a stop to homicides in Washington, DC by supplying transparency about homicides. We supply transparency because we know that informed…
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Minutes after rejecting a plea deal, a murder defendant decided to accept the deal after speaking with his lawyer. On Dec. 4, Anthony Deandre Allen pleaded guilty to second-degree murder…
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A juvenile male was fatally shot on Jan. 12. On Jan. 14, officers responded to reports of a shooting on the 1700 block of Minnesota Ave., SE. Steven Slaughter, 14,…
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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…
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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….
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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…
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