Daily Stories Archives - D.C. Witness

At Sentencing, Judge Says Defendant Has Been, ‘Raging For Decades’

By Kelsey Ball - November 20, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing |

Details D.C. Superior Court Judge Pasichow sentenced an assault defendant to 14 months of incarceration with three years of supervised release on Nov. 15. This was the lowest sentence possible under... Read More

Carjacking Victim Testifies He Was Dragged by Fleeing Suspect

By Ella Munnelly - November 20, 2024
Carjacking | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details Trial continues with testimony from several prosecution witnesses in an armed carjacking case before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on Nov. 19. Maurice Edwards is charged with armed carjacking... Read More

Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss in Marijuana Party Homicide

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a homicide defendant’s motion to dismiss an indictment on Nov. 19. Michael Sanders, 30, and Darnell Resper, 31, are charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Judge Denies Homicide Mistrial in an Argument About A Single Word

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun denied a mistrial request and provided the jury with specific instructions regarding nuanced statements in the re-trial of a homicide case on Nov. 19.... Read More

Detective Testifies Gang Rivalry Linked to Homicide

Details A detective with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) testified about a homicide defendant’s alleged gang affiliation and his relationship to a suspected co-conspirator in front of DC Superior Court Judge... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Domestic Dispute Stabbing

Details A defendant accepted a plea deal during a preliminary hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Nov. 20. Kaelin Johnson, 29, was originally charged with assault with intent... Read More

Armed Carjacking Defendant Released Despite Outstanding Warrant

By Cameron Horne - November 19, 2024
Carjacking | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details Armed carjacking co-defendants failed to appear in court before DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian–one had his appearance waived for medical reasons, but the other, released recently from jail in... Read More

Expert Witnesses Testify in Murder Trial

Details Theprosecution calls multiple expert witnesses in a murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Nov. 18. Tony Morgan, 31, is charged with first-degree murder while armed with... Read More

Guilty Plea Entered in Armed Carjacking of FBI Agent

By Ivanna Ceballos - November 19, 2024
Carjacking | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details In a Nov. 18 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro accepted a guilty plea from a defendant for charges stemming from an armed carjacking of an off-duty FBI... Read More

Fatal Stabbing Defendant Waives Preliminary Hearing

Details A homicide defendant waived his right to a preliminary hearing in front of DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on Nov. 19. Robert Stringer, 56, is charged with first degree... Read More

‘There’s a Reason Why We Appoint Attorneys,’ Says Judge to Stabbing Suspect

By Madelyn Nall - November 19, 2024
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | stabbing | Suspects |

Details A defendant asked to represent himself at trial in front of DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on Nov. 13 but she advised against it. Michael Alston is charged with... Read More

Judge Rules on Contested Evidence in A Shooting

By Cameron Horne - November 19, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects | Uncategorized |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian ruled against a shooting defendant’s motion to suppress evidence, stating the arrest “was done through proper procedure,” in a Nov. 18 hearing. Nathaniel Daniel,... Read More