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Remorseful Carjacking Defendant Sentenced to Six Months

By Marissa Stambaugh [former] - November 13, 2024
Carjacking | Daily Stories | Suspects | Victims |

Details On Nov. 13 DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow sentenced a defendant to six months incarceration, with 18 months probation transferred to Virginia. Guilbert Rojas Villarroel, 40, on July 17,... Read More

Defendant Waives Right For DNA Firearms’ Testing in Shooting Case

By Alex Garcia Pecina [former] - November 13, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details A defendant waived his rights to have four weapons tested for his DNA before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on Nov. 8. Jordan Therman, 25, is charged with two... Read More

Homicides Rise in DC From September to October

Details As of Nov. 7, D.C. Witness data reports that in October there were 20 homicide incidents and 25 homicide victims in the District. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has arrested... Read More

Judge Won’t Sanction Prosecution for Evidence in Homicide Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo denied a defendant’s motion to place sanctions on the prosecution for losing evidence in a homicide case on Nov. 8. Warren Tyson, 54, is... Read More

Stabbing Defendant’s Sentence Postponed For Apprenticeship

By Natalie Note [former] - November 13, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details On Nov. 13, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt allowed a stabbing defendant’s sentencing to be pushed to April, 2025 to allow him to finish a painting apprentice program at... Read More

Document: Police Arrest Suspect in Double Shooting

By D.C. Witness Staff - November 13, 2024
Daily Stories | Documents | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested 20-year-old Bernard Matthews on Nov. 12.Mathews is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, carrying a pistol without a license, possession of a large... Read More

Document: Officers Find 18-Year-Old Dead on Dunbar Road, SE

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating the homicide of 18-year-old Alexander Pavon-Rios, which took place on Nov. 9 on the 2600 block of Dunbar Road, SE. Upon responding to... Read More

Court Won’t Change Defendant’s Release in 30-Year-Old Homicide Case

By Maren Fagan [former] - November 12, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details Despite a homicide defendant’s complying with release conditions, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe declined to modify them in a Nov. 8 hearing. Ron Wright, 49, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Defendant Deemed Competent to Stand Trial

Details A homicide defendant was deemed mentally competent to stand trial at a Nov. 8 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Wyatt Swan, 48, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Fatal Stabbing Defendant Pleads Guilty, Victim’s Son Delivers Impact Statement

Details After a defendant in a fatal stabbing case pleaded guilty in front of DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Nov. 7, the stabbing victim’s son delivered an impact statement.... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant Sentenced to 11-and-a-Half Years

Details Three family members of a victim spoke and read letters at the sentencing of a homicide defendant Nov. 8 before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Damon Clark, 27, pleaded... Read More

‘Just A Matter of Time Before They Killed Me,’ Says Defendant Sentenced to Sixteen Years

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein sentenced a homicide defendant to 16 years in prison on Nov. 8. John Dickens, 47, was originally charged with second-degree murder while armed for... Read More