D.C. Witness

Homicide Defendant Arraigned on Charges, Pleads Not Guilty

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun arraigned a defendant on first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and carrying concealed weapons outside a home... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty in Two Homicide Cases

Details During an Aug. 10 hearing, a defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder while armed in two homicide cases. Rasheed Young, 45, fatally shot 26-year-old Cedric Rogers on... Read More

Homicide Defendant Arraigned

Details Defendant arraigned on homicide charges during an Aug. 12 hearing. Tierra Posey, 24, was charged with second-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and... Read More

Judge Postpones Hearing for Sex Abuse Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun decided to continue a status hear Aug. 12 for a felony domestic violence case. A sex abuse defendant is charged with second-degree sex abuse... Read More

Document: Homicide in Northwest

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on Aug. 11, on the 2000 block of Florida Avenue, NW. At approximately 9:31 p.m., MPD officers responded to a... Read More

Judge Denies Releasing Domestic Violence Defendant After Delay in Preliminary Hearing

By Carrie McDonald - August 11, 2022
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied the defense’s motion to release a domestic violence and sex abuse defendant after his preliminary hearing was rescheduled for Aug. 22. The defendant... Read More

Data Shows More Sexual Assailants Are Strangers

Details D.C. Witness data shows that sexual assault cases adjudicated in DC during the first half of 2021 compared to the first half of 2022 found more sexual assailants are strangers... Read More

Document: Traffic Fatality That Killed a 66-Year-Old Man

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a traffic fatality that killed a 66-year-old West Virginia man. At approximately 4:11 p.m., after leaving the 23rd Street underpass a driver of a... Read More

Document: 25-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed in Southeast

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on Aug. 10, on the 5100 block of Call Place, SE. At approximately 3:41 p.m., officers located 25-year-old Aryeh Wolf... Read More

Document: Decedent Identitied in Southwest Shooting

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on Aug. 9, on the 100 block of Irvington Street, SW. At approximately 4:52 p.m., an off-duty MPD officer was... Read More

HOld: Preliminary Hearing Starts in Homicide Case

Details Detective begins testimony during an Aug. 10 preliminary hearing. De Andre Brewer, 25, is charged with first degree murder while armed in connection to the fatal shooting of 41-year-old Douglas... Read More

Judge Set to Close Sex Assault Case in 2 Weeks

Details At an Aug. 8 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt accepted the prosecution’s request to delay a probation violation ruling by two weeks. Todd Anderson, 27, pleaded guilty on... Read More