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Assault Defendant Serves 7 Months in Prison for Stabbing An Elderly Man

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 24, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro sentenced a female defendant to two years, suspending all but seven months for assault. Janette George, 37, is charged with assault with a... Read More

Armed Carjacking Defendant Ruled Mentally Competent to Stand Trial

Details DC Superior Court Renee Raymond ruled an armed carjacking defendant was mentally competent to stand trial on June 21. Tony Walker, 28, is charged with armed carjacking, first-degree theft, unauthorized... Read More

Stabbing Defendant Held in Jail

By Maggie Rhoads [former] , Nykia Henderson [former] - June 24, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Renee Raymond ruled to hold a stabbing defendant in jail while he awaits trial on June 21. Jose Garcia Fuentes, 44, is charged with assault with... Read More

Key Witness Testifies Against Drug Associate in Double Homicide Trial

Details On June 20, prosecutors brought forth a key witness to testify about his business with a double homicide defendant during a trial presided over by DC Superior Court Judge Michael... Read More

Judge Pushes Hearing to Review Additional Evidence in Fatal Shooting Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun granted a newly appointed defense attorney’s request for extra time to review additional evidence provided by the prosecution during a hearing on June 24. ... Read More

Judge Allows Defendant’s Past Acts As Evidence in Domestic Violence Case

Details After parties deliberated over a “prior bad acts” motion in a domestic violence case, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt allowed the defendant’s prior crimes to be submitted as evidence... Read More

Judge Expresses Frustration Over Lengthy Proceedings in Armed Carjacking Case

By Nykia Henderson [former] , Maggie Rhoads [former] - June 24, 2024
Carjacking | Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Renee Raymond continued a preliminary hearing on June 21 for a carjacking defendant. Carlos Shelley, 29, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm with a... Read More

Judge Denies Defendant’s Request to Remove GPS Monitor

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno denied Sebastian Fonseca-Gomez’s modification request to remove his GPS monitor while released in a June 21 hearing. Fonseca-Gomez, 26, is charged with assault with a... Read More

Detective Testifies about Unconstitutional Search Warrants

Details A retired Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective, who served as the lead investigator in Eugene Burns‘ 2015 homicide case, gave testimony on June 21 about his role in obtaining search... Read More

Shooting Defendants Reject Wired Plea Offer

Details Shooting co-defendants rejected a wired plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun during a June 21 hearing. Daquawn Lubin, 29, and Jonathan Young, 34, are... Read More

Judge Sentences Homicide Defendant to 135 Months

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced a homicide defendant to 135 months of incarceration, as agreed upon through a plea deal, on June 21. Anthony Lewis, 25, was originally... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty in Marijuana Robbery Turned Shooting

Details A defendant accused in a robbery-turned-shooting case that was expected to go to trial accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur on June 20. Kevin Bailey,... Read More