antoine - November 15, 2022
Details During a Nov. 14 trial, four witnesses testified on evidence presented to the jury. Derek Turner, 31, is charged with first-degree murder while armed and conspiracy and Ronnika Jennings, 44,... Read More
antoine - November 15, 2022
Details During a Nov. 14 trial, four witnesses testified on evidence presented to the jury. Derek Turner, 31, is charged with first-degree murder while armed and conspiracy and Ronnika Jennings, 44,... Read More
antoine - November 10, 2022
Details The defendant entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Lance Ammons, 45, was charged with second-degree murder while armed and carrying a dangerous weapon in connection to... Read More
antoine - November 10, 2022
Details This case was acquitted on Nov. 9, 2022. Jurors unanimously found a homicide defendant not guilty on all counts. Mike Bidgell, 26, was charged with second-degree murder while armed in... Read More
antoine - November 10, 2022
Details The prosecution decided to not take a homicide defendant to trial. Davon Patterson, 31, was charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence,... Read More
antoine - November 10, 2022
Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan granted a motion for a co-defendant’s acquittal during a triple homicide trial. Rakeem Willis, 31, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection... Read More
antoine - November 10, 2022
Details During a Nov. 9 murder trial, the prosecution displayed audio recordings of telephone calls between a defendant and his former girlfriend. Derek Turner, 31, and co-defendant Ronnika Jennings, 44, are... Read More
antoine - November 9, 2022
Details During a hearing on Nov. 4, co-defendants Kenneth Swann, 19, and Marquelle Hodges, 18, accepted a global plea offer from prosecution. Swann and Hodges were originally charged with second-degree murder... Read More
antoine - November 8, 2022
Details During a Nov. 20 sentencing hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun granted the defendant’s request for a new attorney in a 2020 homicide case. Devon Stephens, 36, pleaded guilty... Read More
antoine - November 8, 2022
Details During a Nov. 7 preliminary hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun ruled to detain a sex abuse defendant, claiming that he is a “flight risk” and a “danger to... Read More
antoine - November 7, 2022
Details Victim’s best friend testified to feeling pressured from the prosecution to provide certain responses during a Nov. 3 trial. Derek Turner, 31, and co-defendant Ronnika Jennings, 44, are charged with... Read More
antoine - November 3, 2022
Details “So cry me a river,” said DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt over the prosecutor’s explanation of an understaffed office to request a continuance of trial. Brian Wooden, 32, is... Read More
antoine - November 3, 2022
Details During a Nov. 2 proceeding, two expert witnesses testified on DNA and vehicular evidence in a three co-defendant homicide trial. Derek Turner, 31, and his co-defendant Ronnika Jennings, 44, are... Read More