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Defendant Pleads Guilty for Attempting to Shoot His Father

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant pleaded guilty July 8 to shooting his father. Markus Raynon Hodges, 27, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Shooting Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz set a trial date in a shooting case on July 8 after the prosecution announced that they would not be extending a plea offer,... Read More

Carjacking Defendant Signs Expletives Instead of Name on Plea Offer

By Maggie Rhoads [former] - July 8, 2024
Carjacking | Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details Discussions regarding a plea deal turned into a request for a mental competency exam for an unarmed carjacking defendant in front of DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on July... Read More

Probation Revoked for 2021 Carjacker

Details Tykel Wilson, 22, who received a suspended sentence in 2021, was re-sentenced by DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz on July 3 in connection to a carjacking incident. Wilson’s probation... Read More

‘It Was Miserable,’ Says Victim of Mass Shooting Ordeal

Details A victim of a mass shooting who was wounded in the face, required jaw reconstruction surgery and a feeding tube to survive, testified in front of DC Superior Court Judge... Read More

Homicide Defendant Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter

Details A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on July 3. John Dickens, 47, was originally charged with second-degree murder while... Read More

Expert Witnesses Testify in Fatal Shooting Trial

Details The prosecution continued a murder case by calling a series of expert witnesses who testified before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on July 3. Vernon Parrish, 40, is charged... Read More

Prosecution Says Defense Lawyer in a Homicide Case Has a Conflict of Interest

Details In response to discovery of evidence motions made by the defense in a homicide case, the prosecution argued before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun during a July 2 hearing... Read More

Triple-Carjacking Defendant Waives Right to Speedy Trial

Details A triple-carjacking defendant informed DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz on July 3 that he waived right to a speedy trial in order to be granted a new attorney. Taysean... Read More

Defendant Accepts Global Plea Deal, Admits to Stabbing, Child Sex Abuse

Details A defendant accepted a global plea deal in front of DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe in connection to stabbing, kidnapping and sexual abuse incidents, during a July 2 hearing.... Read More

Judge Grants Continuance in Co-Defendant Homicide Trial for Lack of Defense Lawyers

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a defendant’s request to postpone his trial on July 2 due to an acute shortage of available attorneys from the DC Public Defender... Read More

Shooting Defendant Detained After Waiving Preliminary Hearing

By Lindsay Mutzman [former] , Gelela Tesfaye [former] - July 3, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann ordered a shooting defendant remain detained following his waiving a preliminary hearing during a July 2 hearing. Kevin Snead, 41, is charged with assault... Read More