
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- April 11, 2022
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Details The percentage of homicides stemming from shootings between Jan. 1 and March 31 of each year has stayed mostly consistent, regardless of the number of homicides. Read More
By
Jakob Rios [former]
, Alisha Budhwani [former] - April 5, 2022
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Homicides
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stabbing
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Details A murder trial continued with prosecutors calling seven witnesses, including forensic and medical experts, a police officer and the defendant’s close friend. Marquette Jordan, 30, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More
By
Alisha Budhwani [former]
- April 1, 2022
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Details A Metropolitan Police Department detective continued his testimony on a double homicide investigation during the second day of the defendant’s preliminary hearing, which ended with a DC Superior Court judge... Read More
By
Alisha Budhwani [former]
- March 30, 2022
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Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a murder defendant to go on trial in 2024. On the afternoon of June 28, 2020, Metropolitan Police Department officers found 20-year-old Antwon Duncan on... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- March 28, 2022
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Homicides
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Details This heatmap covers homicides from the beginning of 2018 to the end of 2021. Data indicates homicides have increased over the last four years, rising by an average of 4.9%... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- March 28, 2022
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Homicides
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Details There have been slightly fewer homicides between Jan. 1 and March 27 of 2022 compared to the same time period in 2021, according to D.C. Witness data. Read More
By
Jakob Rios [former]
- March 17, 2022
Burglary
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Sex Abuse
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Sexual Assault
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Details A man accused of sexually assaulting a stranger back in 2006 accepted a plea offer. According to prosecutors, on Jan. 27, 2006, Landrell Jordan pulled a gun on a woman... Read More
By
Alisha Budhwani [former]
- March 8, 2022
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Domestic Violence
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Sex Abuse
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Sexual Assault
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Details A defendant accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl he has known for her entire life accepted a plea deal from the prosecution. Jerry Barton was initially charged with first-degree... Read More
By
Alisha Budhwani [former]
- March 3, 2022
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Details A prosecutor announced they plan to formally indict a defendant by the end of March. On Sept. 17, 2020, 38-year-old Phillip Roache was found on the 7000 block of 5th... Read More
By
Cassandra Kitchen [former]
, Jakob Rios [former] - March 1, 2022
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Sex Abuse
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Details A sexual abuse defendant rejected a prosecutor’s plea offer and is now scheduled to go to trial next year. The 33-year-old defendant is accused of attacking a woman who was... Read More