Parties delivered closing arguments before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan’s courtroom on May 21. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan struck some testimony from a Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) special agent on May 14 that prosecutors allege tracked a defendant's whereabouts at the time of a homicide. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson denied a motion to sever charges in a murder case in a hearing on March 30. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson denied a murder defendant’s motion to sever from his codefendant and set a new trial date on Oct. Read more »

Two murder co-defendants pleaded not guilty to all indictment charges before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on May 2.  Eric Sheffield, 20, and D’Andre Montgomery, 19, are charged with conspiracy, first-degree murder while armed, felony murder with aggravating circumstances, assault with intent to kill while armed,  four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, attempt to commit robbery while armed, unauthorized use of a vehicle during a crime of violence, and carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or place of business.  The charges stem from their alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Kenneth Barksdale Jr., on Dec. Read more »

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 18-year-old D'Andre Montgomery, who is charged with first-degree murder while armed, for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Kenneth Barksdale Jr. Read more »

The Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a shooting that killed a man on Dec. Read more »