DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan granted a homicide defendant’s request for relaxation of release conditions during a hearing on May 27.  Anna Hyman, 23, is charged with voluntary manslaughter while armed for her alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of 63-year-old Robert Dent who sustained 55 sharp force injuries. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan sent a homicide defendant to a halfway house based on mental health issues after she pleaded not guilty at an arraignment on April 28.  When Anna Hyman, 23, was arrested on July 26, 2025, she was originally charged with second-degree murder while armed for her alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of Robert Dent, 63, that occurred the same day at the unit block of Galveston Street, SW. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan said he plans to release a murder defendant to a halfway house given concerns about her mental status on April 23. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator of a homicide allegedly witnessed by her son during a hearing on Sept. Read more »

Prosecutors called the lead detective in a 2025 homicide case to testify about a relentless stabbing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan ordered a homicide defendant to receive a full mental competency exam on Aug. Read more »

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 22-year-old Anna Hyman in connection with a fatal stabbing on Galveston Street, Southwest. Read more »