D.C. Sees Lowest Homicide Rate in 2021
November had the lowest homicide count in 2021, with only ten in total, according to D.C. Witness data. One homicide victim recently had a homicide case of his own dismissed…
+ Read MoreNovember had the lowest homicide count in 2021, with only ten in total, according to D.C. Witness data. One homicide victim recently had a homicide case of his own dismissed…
+ Read MoreDC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein ruled that the prosecution’s evidence showed a defendant was the probable perpetrator in a homicide case, during a June 18 hearing. Robert Lowe, 40,…
+ Read MoreThe Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of an individual in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred on April 27 inside a restaurant on the 1300 block of…
+ Read MoreDC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun delayed ruling on a motion to suppress evidence in a murder case on Oct. 4. Juan Peterson, 33, is charged with first-degree murder while…
+ Read MoreA shooting defendant was re-released on probation after spending three weeks at the DC Jail for violating the conditions of his parole before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on…
+ Read MoreDuring a hearing on Sept. 27, a defense attorney alerted DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow that an armed assault and carjacking defendant is pleading not guilty to 24 charges…
+ Read MoreA stabbing defendant’s attorney insisted to the jury on Sept. 24 that his client acted in self-defense, before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno. Amadelia Hernandez, 34, is charged with…
+ Read MoreDC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno granted Sebastian Fonseca-Gomez’s modification request to remove his GPS monitor while released during a Sept. 23 hearing. Fonseca-Gomez, 26, is charged with assault with…
+ Read MoreA victim recalled his shock following a stabbing and told the jury he “took the knife out” himself, before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno on Sept. 19. Amadelia Hernandez,…
+ Read MoreFive co-defendants in a carjacking conspiracy case heard the results of additional DNA testing and some of them waived their rights to independently test the evidence at a hearing in…
+ Read MoreBoth sides presented different views of a stabbing case in closing arguments before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno on Aug. 19. Abraham Urrutia Castillo, 29, is charged with two…
+ Read MoreA stabbing victim employed as a strip club bouncer showed the jury graphic evidence of his injury in a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno’s courtroom on Aug….
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