Jeff Levine - August 11, 2023
Details Eric Lemus, 24, pleaded not guilty to a 15 count indictment in a trial readiness hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Sean Staples on Aug 11. Lemus is charged with... Read More
Jeff Levine - August 11, 2023
Details Eric Lemus, 24, pleaded not guilty to a 15 count indictment in a trial readiness hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Sean Staples on Aug 11. Lemus is charged with... Read More
Jeff Levine - August 11, 2023
Details In a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Sean Staples on Aug. 11, prosecutors indicated there may be additional charges pending against Duron Hudson. Hudson, 23, is currently charged with... Read More
Jeff Levine - August 10, 2023
Details In exasperation, DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow revoked Mondell Hawkins’ parole and sentenced him to prison on shooting charges in an Aug. 10 hearing. Hawkins, 23, was charged with... Read More
Jeff Levine - August 8, 2023
Details D.C. Witness tallied 26 homicides and 19 non-fatal shootings in July. All in all, there were sixty victims in these incidents including two that were stabbed to death. The Metropolitan... Read More
Jeff Levine - July 17, 2023
Details Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a vehicle in reference to a homicide that occurred on Monday, July 3, 2023.... Read More
Jeff Levine - June 30, 2023
Details Defense lawyers filed a motion to suppress the photo identification of a murder suspect during a June 30 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Ernest Cleveland, 30, is... Read More
Jeff Levine - June 30, 2023
Details On June 30, Darrow Johnson waived his right to independently test DNA evidence linked to a homicide. Johnson, 34, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, violation of a... Read More
Jeff Levine - June 21, 2023
Details (Updated with new comments from Chelsea Lewis, a lawyer for the Manyan family.) On June 16, a retired lieutenant for the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Jesse Porter Jr., agreed to... Read More
Jeff Levine - June 9, 2023
Details On June 9, a jury hearing a 2020 homicide trial rendered its verdict. Lewkus Turner, 29, was charged with second-degree murder, and two counts of possession of a firearm for... Read More
Jeff Levine - June 6, 2023
Details On June 5, prosecutors continued their case in Joshua Hemphill’s trial in connection with a non-fatal shooting. Hemphill, 33, is charged with 58 separate offenses involving a non-fatal shooting that... Read More
Jeff Levine - June 2, 2023
Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan sentenced Joseph Hall, 25, to five-years in prison for shooting at police and “creating a reign of terror” during a robbery attempt. Hall pleaded... Read More
Jeff Levine - June 1, 2023
Details DC Superior Court Judge Kimberley Knowles ordered that Tramayne Moore remain in custody after probation officers said Moore, who pleaded guilty in two domestic violence incidents, had not been compliant... Read More