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. 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
antoine - November 3, 2022
Details After deliberating for two days, jurors found a homicide defendant guilty. Malik Holston, 20, was initially indicted in 2019 for first-degree murder while armed with the murder being especially heinous,... Read More
antoine - September 30, 2022
Details Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department arrested two 22-year-olds on Sept. 30. According to a press release, the suspects are being charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (gun) for... Read More
antoine - September 30, 2022
Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo granted a continuance for counsel presiding over a homicide as they work to obtain evidence. Marcel Jackson, 35, is charged with first-degree murder in... Read More
antoine - September 30, 2022
Details In a Sept. 29 jury trial, the prosecution presented photos and DNA evidence tying a defendant to murder. The defense refuted these claims, asserting that the evidence is only circumstantial.... Read More
antoine - September 30, 2022
Details On Sept. 29, the prosecution used expert witnesses to connect six shootings to the three co-defendants who are being tried for a murder. Derek Turner, 31, and co-defendant Ronnika Jennings, 44,... Read More
antoine - September 30, 2022
Details Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 25-year-old, charging him with assault with a dangerous weapon (gun). According to the press release, officers found an adult male victim on... Read More
antoine - September 29, 2022
Details On Sept. 28, detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department charged 23-year-old Ky’Lee Palmer and charged him with first-degree murder while armed. According to a press release, Palmer allegedly shot 60-year-old... Read More