Daily Stories Archives - Page 16 of 974

Defense Motions to Suppress Witness Identification in Homicide

Details Defense attorneys in a homicide case filed a motion to suppress identification of the defendant in front of DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Jan. 31. Jerome Israel, 19,... Read More

DNA Testing In Process for Non-Fatal Shooting Case

By Emily Carrillo , John Battistelli - February 5, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Parties in a shooting case consented to DNA testing of evidence by a laboratory outside of the judicial system before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Feb. 4. Anthony... Read More

Defendant Accepts Guilty Plea, Denied Release

By Becca Parnass - February 5, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A shooting defendant accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro on Jan. 31. Devaughn Branham, 22, was originally charged with endangerment with a firearm, unlawful... Read More

Domestic Violence Shooting Defendant Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment

Details A shooting defendant, charged in connection to a domestic violence disturbance, pleaded not guilty to all charges before DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro on Feb. 5. Keondre Carroll,... Read More

Judge Denies Motion for Acquittal in Murder Case

By Raina Bonifacio , Keirah Chen - February 5, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park denied a request that a co-defendant be acquitted during a homicide trial on Feb. 4. Ronald Wallace, 48, and DeAngelo Glover, 30, are charged... Read More

Case Acquitted: Number of Guns Involved in Fatal Shooting Questioned

Details Editor’s note: Aaron Murchison was acquitted of all charges by a jury on Feb. 11, 2025. A homicide trial continued on Feb. 4, with three expert witnesses testifying in front... Read More

‘Listen to Their Screams. Listen to Them Fall Silent,’ Prosecutors Tell Jury of Deadly Fire

By Leah Meyer - February 5, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details Parties delivered opening statements, and multiple witnesses testified in connection to a deadly fire and linked to more than two dozen rental code violations, before a jury and DC Superior... Read More

Case Acquitted: Analyst Describes Gunshot Damage to Murder Victim’s Car

Details Editor’s note: Aaron Murchison was acquitted of all charges by a jury on Feb. 11, 2025. A crime analyst who collected evidence from a murder victim’s car testified in a... Read More

Shooting Defendant Waives DNA Testing as Prosecution Seeks Evidence

By Emily Nordberg , Mia Kimm - February 5, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A shooting defendant accused of multiple felonies waived his right to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on Feb. 4. Andrew Black, 51, is charged... Read More

Mother Detained As Supect in Daughter’s Stabbing

By Sophia Gyuk - February 5, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann denied a stabbing defendant’s request for release, after waiving her right to a preliminary hearing on Feb. 5. Charmece Morrison, 44, is charged with... Read More

Stabbing Case Dismissed For Lack of Probable Cause

By Sophia Gyuk - February 5, 2025
Daily Stories | stabbing |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann dismissed a stabbing defendant’s case following a ruling there was insufficient evidence in a Feb. 5 hearing. Crevante Holt, 54, was charged with assault... Read More

Carjacking Defendant Deemed Competent to Stand Trial

By Patrick Hillmeyer - February 4, 2025
Carjacking | Court | Daily Stories |

Details A co-defendant in a carjacking case was found mentally competent to stand trial on Feb. 4, before DC Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean. Eligah Hughes, 35, and Elias Robertson, 30,... Read More