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Homicide Co-Defendant’s Motion to Sever Granted

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein, at an Aug. 30 hearing, granted a homicide defendant’s request to sever from her co-defendant in order to have him testify in her trial.... Read More

Defendant Sentenced in One Stabbing, Arraigned on Another

By Jeff Levine - September 4, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details A stabbing defendant was sentenced in one case and formally charged in an almost identical assault during a Sept. 4 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian. Shawn Dyson,... Read More

Jury Convicts Co-Conspirators of Ten-Year-Old Girl’s Murder, Mass Shooting

Details A jury convicted three individuals on all charges in connection to the murder of a ten-year-old while injuring four other individuals on Sept. 3 before DC Superior Court Judge Robert... Read More

Defense Challenges Victim’s Identification of Shooting Suspect

By Laura Berol - September 3, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe delayed jury selection for Anthrone Cabos‘ non-fatal shooting trial by one day on Aug. 30 so parties can finish questioning the lead detective in... Read More

‘I Feel Coerced Into This,’ Says Judge Sentencing Co-Defendants in Plea Deal

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe reluctantly gave Jamal Mathews, Stefon Freshley and Darnell Savoy the sentences recommended in their plea deal on Aug. 30. Mathews, 34, Freshley, 28, and... Read More

‘If It Was Your Child, Would You Accept What They’re Giving?’ Asks Victim’s Mother of Sentence in Shooting, Homicide

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe questioned prosecutors on the fairness of Riley Benjamin‘s plea deal on Aug. 30 before sentencing him to 15 years in prison for two shootings... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Receives 15 Year Sentence

By Laura Berol - September 3, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe sentenced Scotland Alston to 15 years in prison on Aug. 30 for shooting a woman in the chest, legs and buttocks during an argument... Read More

Attorney Files Notice For Insanity Defense in A Homicide

By Jenna Lee [former] , Marissa Stambaugh [former] - August 30, 2024
Court | Homicides | stabbing | Victims |

Details A homicide defendant’s attorney alerted the court of her intent to file notice for an insanity defense before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on Aug. 30. Generally, the plea... Read More

‘I’m Not Getting Nothing Out of It,’ Says Incarcerated Witness in Homicide Trial

Details The only individual who could identify the defendants in a homicide testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Aug. 29. Ky’lee Palmer, 25, also... Read More

Ex-Girlfriend Won’t Confirm Homicide Suspect’s Confession in Court

Details A homicide defendant’s ex-girlfriend, who is also his child’s mother, testified regarding their relationship and his alleged confession before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on... Read More

Prosecutors Are Running a ‘Smear Campaign’ Against Homicide Defendant, Says Defense

Details Parties delivered opening statements, and witnesses testified in a contentious homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Aug. 27. Ky’lee Palmer, 25, and Aaron Adgerson, 21, are... Read More

Murder Defendant Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment

Details A homicide defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges on Aug. 27 before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Yazmin Owens, 24, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed... Read More