Domestic Violence Archives

Document: Police Arrest Suspect for 1 year old’s Death

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 24-year-old Wayne Blake, who is alleged to have been involved in the homicide of 1-year-old Journee Moore from Upper Marlboro, MD.... Read More

Homicides Increase in April

Details D.C. Witness data shows a dramatic uptick in homicides in the month of April. Data shows that homicides increased from four homicide incidents in March to nine incidents in April.... Read More

Judge Considers Release For Domestic Gun Suspect, Pending Another Case

Details At an April 15 hearing, a defense attorney for a domestic violence suspect requested his release. Jamal Davis Hughes, 28, is charged with kidnapping while armed, assault with a dangerous... Read More

Homicide Defendant Pleads Guilty to Murdering Wife

Details A homicide defendant admitted to killing his wife during a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on April 15. Mario Banegas Deras, 42, was charged with second-degree murder... Read More

Judge Limits ‘Excited Utterance,’ in 911 Call during shooting Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park ruled that only certain parts of a 911 call connected to a non-fatal shooting could be admitted as evidence in the case, asserting that... Read More

Judge Prohibits Infanticide Defendant from Contacting Her Children

By Keirah Chen [former] - March 3, 2025
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Homicides |

Details The prosecution requested DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park toughen a no-contact order with the surviving children of a defendant accused of murdering her baby on Feb. 28. Faneshia Scott,... Read More

‘I Feared for My Life, I Wanted to Disappear,’ Says Transgender Victim in Carjacking Case

Details The victim of a domestic violence case testified about her fear before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean’s courtroom on Feb. 27. Nicolas Delgado, 31, is... Read More

Judge Denies Stabbing Defendant’s Release Given His ‘History of Severe Violence’

By John Battistelli [former] - February 11, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | stabbing |

Details A domestic violence defendant’s release was denied by DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on Feb. 10 following the prosecution’s report of his violent criminal record. Anthony Mason, 56, is... Read More

Document: 12.16.24 MPD Makes Arrest in Domestic Murder

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 42-year-old Mario Miguel Banegas Deras in connection with a domestic homicide that occurred on Dec 15 in Northwest, DC. The victim,... Read More

Matricide Defendant Detained, But Not Under Criminal Custody

Details DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied the prosecution’s motion to hold a murder defendant in criminal custody at St. Elizabeths Hospital in court on Jan 30, 2025. Anna Payne,... Read More

Defendant to Serve 23 Months for Stabbing Victim Four Times

Details DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe sentenced Jeremiah Hall to 23 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on Jan. 31 for stabbing a victim in the... Read More

Document: MPD Investigating Benning Road Homicide

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced they are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Dec. 30 on the 1800 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The victim, identified as 31-year-old... Read More