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Judge Deems Stabbing Defendant Too Dangerous For Release

Details D.C. Superior Court Judge Brandt deemed a stabbing defendant too dangerous to be released during his preliminary hearing on Oct. 10. James Callen III, 40, is charged with assault with... Read More

Murder Defendant Pleads Not Guilty to All Charges

Details Before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Oct. 18, a murder defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges. Cory Heard, 23, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed,... Read More

Double Homicide Defendant Accused of Violations Remains on Release

Details In an Oct. 17 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan allowed a double murder defendant, Amarii Fontanelle, to remain on release, despite multiple reported violations of home confinement allegedly... Read More

Judge Issues Warrant For Murder Defendant, No Show in Court

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan issued a bench warrant for a homicide defendant who has continuously failed to appear in court, on Oct. 17. Vanessa Bonaparte, 32, is charged... Read More

Judge OKs Child Witness’s Statements in Stabbing Trial

Details On Oct. 10, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ruled a witness’s statements, who was five-years-old at the time of the incident, are admissible to the jury in a stabbing... Read More

Carjacking Suspect Gets Drug Screening

Details A carjacking defendant’s preliminary hearing was delayed on Oct. 10, as he requested a drug evaluation and treatment before DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann. Tony White, 53, is charged... Read More

Armed Carjacking Defendant Waives Right to Preliminary Hearing

Details A carjacking defendant waived her right to a preliminary hearing, granted by DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann in an Oct. 10 hearing. She’ri Mykalie Bell, 20, is charged with... Read More

Shooting Defendant Waives Preliminary Hearing, Released With Stay Away Order

By Elizabeth Brady [former] - October 10, 2024
Daily Stories | Data | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details A shooting defendant waived his right to a preliminary hearing, and DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein granted the suspect’s request for his release on Oct. 9. Demetry Ferguson, 30,... Read More

‘Who is He to Take a Life?’ Asks Victim’s Sister During Sentencing

Details A homicide defendant was sentenced to 15 years by DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein in an Oct. 9 hearing. On May 3, Tyree Sanders, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree... Read More

Murder Defendant Testifies He Acted in Self-Defense in Drug Dispute

Details On Oct. 8, a homicide defendant told a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun’s courtroom that he acted in self-defense in a drug-fueled incident. Dennis Chase, 31, is... Read More

Mass Shooting Defendant Pleads Not Guilty to Thirty-Nine Charges

By Elizabeth Brady [former] - October 9, 2024
Daily Stories | Data | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details A defendant pleaded not guilty to 39 charges before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun for a nightclub shooting on Oct. 8. Rennwel Mantock, 23, is charged with six counts... Read More

Homicides Rise in DC From August to September

Details According to D.C. Witness data, as of Oct. 2, there were 17 homicide incidents and 19 homicide victims in the District in September. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has announced... Read More