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Defendant Pleads Not Guilty to House Party Murder

Details A defendant pleaded not guilty to premeditated murder before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Nov. 15. Charles Best, 26, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder, possession of a... Read More

After Courtroom Outburst, Judge Sentences Defendant to 17 Years for Fatal Shooting

By Varshana Ramnarine [former] , Maren Fagan [former] - November 15, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein sentenced a defendant to 17 years in prison after one of the victim’s family members offered a statement and another was escorted out of... Read More

Document: Help Police Find A Shooting Suspect

By D.C. Witness Staff - November 15, 2024
Daily Stories | Documents | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is requesting public assistance in locating a suspect involved in a shooting that took place on Sept. 18 on the 1600 block of Marion Barry... Read More

Murder Defendant Arrested in Maryland, Misses DC Arraignment

Details Andrew Ellis was absent for the court hearing at which his co-defendant, Marques Johnson, was arraigned in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Nov. 15. The prosecutor... Read More

Victim’s Brother Identifies Defendant as Shooter In Nightclub Murder Retrial

Details “I knew what I saw,” testified the brother of a victim who was fatally shot outside a nightclub regarding his identification of the defendant in a photo array. The moment... Read More

‘I Feared For My Life,’ Defendant Testifies in Murder Trial

Details The defense presented their only witness, the defendant, to tell his side of the story in a murder trial in front of DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Nov.... Read More

Shooting Defendant Sentenced to 80 Years For ‘Senseless Act of Violence’

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe sentenced a defendant to 80 years incarceration on Nov. 15. Beysean Jones, 29, is charged with two counts of first-degree premeditated murder while armed,... Read More

Prosecution Offers Plea Deal to Murder Defendant

By Marissa Stambaugh [former] - November 15, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details A plea offer in a homicide case was presented by the prosecution in a Nov. 15 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Joshua Allen, 33, is charged with... Read More

Prosecution Links Homicide to Gang Rivalry

By Alex Garcia Pecina [former] - November 14, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details During the first day of trial, the prosecution called multiple witnesses to present evidence they say links the defendant to a gang-related homicide before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan,... Read More

Carjacking Co-defendants Waive DNA Testing Rights

By Lauren Andreala [former] - November 14, 2024
Carjacking | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details Two unarmed carjacking co-defendants waived their rights to perform DNA testing of evidence on Nov. 14, before DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian. Eligah Hughes, 34, and his co-defendant, Elias... Read More

Murder Defendant Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter, Enticing a Child

Details On Nov 14, 2024, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo accepted a murder defendant’s guilty plea. Warren Tyson, 54, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, carrying a dangerous weapon,... Read More

Judge Severs A Co-Defendant Matter in A Carjacking

By Joseph Wolf [former] - November 14, 2024
Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld severed a carjacking co-defendant’s matter on Nov. 14. Maurice Edwards is charged with armed carjacking and possession of a firearm during a crime of... Read More