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Courtroom Disruptions Complicate 2021 Homicide Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park reminded courtroom visitors to stay calm and avoid interacting with witnesses after a fight broke out during a turbulent murder trial proceeding on March... Read More

Drive-By Shooting Defendant Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment

By Sophia Cooper - March 12, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A defendant accused of a drive-by non-fatal shooting pleaded not guilty at an arraignment before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on March 11. Jeremiah Downing, 24, is charged with... Read More

Judge Revokes Stabbing Defendant’s Jail Phone Privileges

By Adriana Marroquin - March 12, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt revoked a stabbing defendant’s phone privileges while he’s detained at the Department of Corrections (DoC) in DC during a hearing on March 12. James... Read More

Stabbing Defendant Waives Preliminary Hearing, in Plea Negotiations

By Emily Carrillo - March 12, 2025
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects | Uncategorized |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Deborah Israel accepted a stabbing defendant’s waiver of his right to a preliminary hearing during a March 12 hearing. Lukas Nawrocki, 19, is charged with assault... Read More

Parties Jockey Over Admissible Trial Evidence

Details DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson is weighing prosecution and defense motions related to admissible evidence in a non-fatal shooting trial on March 8. Tyshay Moore, 27, and Javonee Jackson,... Read More

Judge Rules on Prosecution’s Evidence in Co-Defendant Mass Shooting Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz heard arguments about the nickname of a murder weapon in pre-trial motions in a mass shooting case with six co-defendants during a hearing on... Read More

Prosecution Concludes Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant ‘Took a Barbecue That Day and Made it a Tragedy’

By Raina Bonifacio - March 12, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Parties debated whether a nonfatal shooting was an unreasonable act of aggression or justified self-defense in closing arguments before DC Superior Court Judge Deborah Israel on March 10. Diamond Early,... Read More

Stabbing Defendant Sentenced, Faces Possible Deportation

By Amber Fienagha - March 11, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld sentenced a defendant to 36 months of incarceration for his involvement in a stabbing during a hearing on March 4. On Oct. 4, 2024,... Read More

DNA, GPS Monitor Said to Place Homicide Defendant at Crime Scene

Details Multiple witnesses, including a forensic data analyst, testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park’s courtroom on March 10. Nyjell Outler, 22, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Co-Defendants in Non-Fatal Shooting Case Seek Release Modifications

By Emily Nordberg - March 11, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects | Uncategorized |

Details A status hearing was held in front of DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on March 7 to discuss pre-trial release conditions for two non-fatal shooting co-defendants. Jonah Harris, 47,... Read More

Homicide Defendant Appears in Court After Bench Warrant, Pleads Not Guilty

Details DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman issued a bench warrant for a defendant after she failed to appear in court on March 7 – and quashed the warrant when she... Read More

Fatal Stabbing Defendant Waives DNA Testing for All But Murder Weapon

By Brigette Bagley - March 11, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details A stabbing defendant partially asserted his right to independently test DNA before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 7. George Syndor, 45, is charged with three counts of... Read More