Daily Stories Archives - D.C. Witness

By Lucy Orgolini [former] - December 21, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Featured | Suspects |

Details D.C. Witness discovered in the Tony Mcclam v. United States jury bias case, a convoluted statistical section that raises a core question: Is the Superior Court calling a racially representative... Read More

Homicide Defendant Denied Youth Consideration in 12 Year Sentence

By Radhakund Ramnarine [former] - December 20, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on Oct. 10 and received a 12 year sentence on Dec 13. On... Read More

Murder Victim’s Family Angry With Plea, Wants ‘Devil’ Defendant Sentenced to Life

Details Despite the objections of the victim’s family, a second-degree murder defendant agreed to a plea deal that would send him to prison for 15 years in a Dec.19 hearing before... Read More

Court’s Security Systems Edge Closer to Failure

By Lucy Orgolini [former] - December 19, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Featured | Uncategorized |

Details The District of Columbia Courts face a mounting security crisis as its two-decade-old surveillance and fire alarm systems edges closer to complete failure, according to court documents. Tucked deep in... Read More

Murder Defendant’s Attorney Says He Acted in Self-Defense During ‘Home Invasion’

Details Parties delivered closing arguments during a hearing on Dec. 18, before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom. Amard Jefferson, 25, is charged with second-degree murder while... Read More

‘It’s a Hoax,’ Says Shooting Defendant During Court Outburst

By Varshana Ramnarine [former] - December 18, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A shooting defendant was removed from the courtroom after multiple disruptive and obscene outbursts before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Dec. 13. Joseph Evans, 57, is charged with... Read More

Homicide Co-Defendants Consider Plea Deal

Details Two homicide defendants told DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun they are considering a plea deal extended by prosecutors during a Dec. 16 hearing. Ashton Inabinet, 17, and Na’eem Butler,... Read More

Homicide Defendant Pleads Guilty

Details A homicide defendant pleaded guilty before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on Dec. 17. Antonio Johnson, 32, was originally charged with second-degree murder while armed for his involvement in... Read More

Judge Finds Wheelchair-Bound Suspect Probably Murdered Former Lover

Details While the defense tried to portray 23-year-old Desmond Barr as a victim during a five-day preliminary hearing from Dec. 13 to Dec. 18, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe ruled... Read More

In Spite of Claiming to Defend His Wife, Probable Cause Found for Homicide Defendant

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun ruled that the prosecution had sufficient evidence to prove that a defendant was the shooter in a homicide during a Dec. 16 hearing. Maurice... Read More

Murder Trial Witness Admits Lies, Hallucinations, False Memories

Details During cross examination, a defense attorney for a murder defendant extracted confessions of lying to police from a key witness in a murder trial. The witness also told Clark she... Read More

Sentencing Delayed in Homicide Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe indefinitely delayed a homicide defendant’s sentencing pending the appointment of a new attorney on Dec. 17. On Oct. 11, Chanos Monroe, 43, pleaded guilty... Read More