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Bench Warrant Outstanding for Armed Carjacking Defendant

Details DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian alerted the parties on Nov. 8 that a bench warrant, issued on Oct. 9, remains outstanding for an armed carjacking defendant. Peguy Sikadi, is... Read More

Defense Seeks to Exclude Sobriety Evidence in Triple Traffic Homicide

Details Defense attorneys in a traffic homicide case argued motions to exclude statements by the defendant to police and sobriety tests in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on... Read More

Murder Defendant Deemed Mentally Competent After Back-And-Forth Pleas

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt deemed a murder defendant competent to stand trial on Nov. 7, citing a report from the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH). Niko Hall, 32,... Read More

Prosecutors Question Stabbing Defendant’s Failure to Call Police

Details “You had to stab her to defend yourself … including those seven stab wounds on her back?” the prosecution asked during cross-examination of a stabbing defendant in a Nov. 7... Read More

Witness Said to Contradict Previous Statements in Nightclub Murder Retrial

Details A witness who was at the scene with a homicide defendant allegedly contradicted statements he made to police and in previous proceedings in a stabbing case in front of DC... Read More

Defense Questions Police Conduct in Shooting Trial

Details A witness working with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) was questioned about posts on his Facebook page in a shooting case in front of DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld... Read More

Judge Denies Shooting Defendant’s Bond Review Motion

By Jenna Lee [former] - November 6, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld denied a motion to release a shooting defendant on Nov. 5. Marquise Vauss, 21, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of... Read More

Stabbing Co-Defendants Reject Plea Offers

By Jenna Lee [former] - November 6, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details Two stabbing defendants rejected plea offers in front of DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on Nov. 5. Da’mon Price, 31, and Raven Trimble, 30, are charged with assault with... Read More

DC Jail Stabbing Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

By Jenna Lee [former] - November 6, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details A stabbing defendant pled guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon in front of DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on Nov. 5. Wesley Scott, 22, was charged with assault... Read More

Defense Paints Murder Victim as the ‘Nigerian Nightmare’

Details Prosecutors displayed a homicide defendant’s text message that read, “I might go to jail,” to a jury before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Nov. 5. Rafael Stevens, 39,... Read More

D.C. Witness Investigation Finds Lawyers For The Indigent Beset by What the Court Calls, ‘An Exceptional Circumstance’

By Jeff Levine - November 6, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Featured | Suspects |

Details Louis Wesson, 28, has found himself in the DC Superior Court’s presentment hearings before and it has not been a happy experience. His latest encounter with the criminal justice system... Read More

Judge Won’t Release Shooting Defendant

By Kelsey Ball [former] - November 5, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann denied the release request of a shooting defendant on Nov. 1, claiming he committed an “extremely dangerous offense” that makes him a potential threat... Read More