Burglary Archives - Page 5 of 11

Judge Finds Probable Cause for Defendants Accused of Deadly Robbery

Details A Metropolitan Police Department detective took the witness stand to shed light on his investigation into an alleged robbery that turned deadly. A DC Superior Court judge ultimately ruled that... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to 2006 Sexual Assault

Details A man accused of sexually assaulting a stranger back in 2006 accepted a plea offer. According to prosecutors, on Jan. 27, 2006, Landrell Jordan pulled a gun on a woman... Read More

Murder Trial Cancelled After Defendant Pleads Guilty

Details Approximately one month before a 2019 murder case was set to go to trial, the defendant accepted a plea deal. Diquan Lucas pleaded guilty to shooting 33-year-old Brian Butler in... Read More

Defendant Denied Pretrial Release in Burglary, Sex Abuse Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied a request to release a defendant accused of breaking into a woman’s Pleasant Plains apartment and sexually assaulting her friend. The 31-year-old defendant is... Read More

Judge Holds Off Setting Jury Trial for Sex Abuse Defendant

Details On June 7, a DC Superior Court judge decided to hold off on scheduling a jury trial for a sexual abuse defendant. The defendant is charged with first-degree sexual abuse,... Read More

Judge Gives Prosecution Deadline to Respond to Defense’s Evidence Requests in Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge set a June 9 deadline for the prosecution in a homicide case to respond to the defense’s discovery request for forensic evidence. Co-defendants Malik Hewitt... Read More

Defendant’s Murder Charge Dropped Per Plea Deal

Details A co-defendant’s murder charge was dropped as part of a deal he made with prosecutors. Cousins Kurt and Demonte Hewitt were previously charged with second-degree murder while armed in connection... Read More

Case Acquitted: Judge Postpones Preliminary Hearing for Murder Defendant

Details Green was acquitted of the murder charge on Aug. 24, 2023. A hearing to determine if a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial was postponed after the... Read More

Judge Sentences Domestic Violence Defendant to Serve 18 Months

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a domestic violence defendant for three charges. Damion Thomas pleaded guilty to arson, threat to kidnap or injure a person and second-degree burglary in... Read More

Sex Abuse Defendant Receives New Attorney

Details A DC Superior Court judge appointed a new lawyer to represent a sex abuse defendant. The defendant is charged with first-degree sexual abuse, assault with intent to commit first-degree sexual... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing Three Co-Defendants Charged With Murder

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued an Aug. 18 status hearing for a murder case with three co-defendants. Twenty-one-year-old Malik Bynum, 20-year-old Larry White Jr. and 21-year-old Mark Fletcher III... Read More

Sex Abuse Defendant Arraigned on Multiple Charges

Details After a sex abuse defendant was arraigned on seven counts, a DC Superior Court judge decided to hold off on the defense attorney’s request to withdraw from the case. The... Read More