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Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a felony arraignment for a murder defendant as the case approaches indictment. Jaykell Mason is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting... Read More

Judge Acknowledges Domestic Violence Defendant’s History During Sentencing

Details A domestic violence defendant was sentenced to three years for a drug charge and an assault charge involving his former girlfriend. During the sentencing, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe... Read More

Emergency Release Requests Mounting in Light of DC Jail Conditions

Details The Public Defender Service (PDS) for the District of Columbia released a memo calling for the release of all persons incarcerated at the DC Jail in the wake of the... Read More

Domestic Violence Case Set for Trial

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a domestic violence defendant indicted on five charges to be tried in front of a jury in November 2022. The defendant is charged with... Read More

Judge Releases Six Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Defendants During Presentments

Details A DC Superior Court judge released six misdemeanor domestic violence defendants during presentment hearings on Nov. 1. Judge Renee Raymond granted a request to hold a domestic violence defendant in... Read More

Felony Domestic Violence Case Set for Trial

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 28, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Suspects |

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a felony domestic violence case for trial. The defendant is indicted on charges of malicious disfigurement while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, aggravated... Read More

Sex Abuse Case Dismissed

Details A DC Superior Court judge granted the prosecution’s motion to dismiss a sex abuse case. The 22-year-old defendant was charged with first-degree sex abuse on Aug. 19. He was accused... Read More

Judge Continues Domestic Violence Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued an Oct. 20 hearing for a domestic violence defendant to give parties time to decide how they want to proceed with the case. The... Read More

Judge Postpones Preliminary Hearing for Murder Defendant

Details A hearing to determine if a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial was postponed after the defense argued that the prosecution was unprepared to go forward with... Read More

Judge Holds Three Homicide Defendants During Presentments

Details A DC Superior Court judge held three homicide defendants during presentments on Oct. 14. A total of 35 defendants were brought before Judge Heidi Herrmann. Kamar Queen, 24, and Erwin... Read More

Judge Holds Domestic Violence Defendant During Presentments

Details A DC Superior Court judge held one domestic violence defendant during presentments. A total of 19 defendants appeared before Judge Heidi Herrmann. A domestic violence defendant charged with simple assault... Read More

Judge Holds Two Domestic Violence Defendants During Presentments

Details A DC Superior Court judge held two domestic violence defendants and released one during presentments on Oct. 12. A total of 27 defendants were brought before Judge Heidi Herrmann. The... Read More