Domestic Violence Archives - Page 16 of 25

After an Alleged Brass Knuckle Attack, Domestic Violence Defendant to Remain Jailed

Details After being arrested for allegedly assaulting a family member, a domestic violence defendant appeared in court asking to be released. Defense attorney Sellano Simmons came into the Feb. 14 hearing with... Read More

Judge Relaxes Sex Abuse Defendant’s Pretrial Release Conditions

Details A DC Superior Court judge agreed to relax a domestic violence defendant’s pretrial release conditions in light of his compliance so far. The defendant is accused of sexually abusing an... Read More

Parties Schedule Preliminary Hearing in Sex Abuse Case

Details A month after a defendant was charged with child sex abuse, parties scheduled a preliminary hearing to determine if his case has enough evidence to go to trial. The 49-year-old... Read More

Judge Requests Written Motion Before Deciding On New Release Stipulations

Details Parties debated taking a domestic violence defendant off of GPS monitoring during the case’s most recent hearing. The defendant, who appeared in court remotely for the Feb. 3 proceedings, is... Read More

Plea Deal Under Consideration in Domestic Violence Case

Details A domestic violence defendant received a plea offer. The defendant is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. The prosecution’s offer would allow him to plead down to attempted assault... Read More

Defendant Accused of Stabbing Girlfriend Arraigned on First-Degree Murder Charge

Details A DC Superior Court judge arraigned a domestic homicide defendant. Ronald Miller is accused of stabbing his 28-year-old girlfriend, Tiffany Hardy, to death on Feb. 8, 2021. Hardy was found... Read More

Judge Sets 2023 Trial Dates for Domestic Homicide Case

Details A judge scheduled a murder defendant to go to trial in May 2023. Parties estimate it will last three weeks. On April 15, 2020, 28-year-old Shantal Hill was found on... Read More

Judge Takes Child Sex Abuse Defendant Off GPS Monitoring

Details A DC Superior Court judge granted an attorney’s request to take a child sex abuse defendant off GPS monitoring. The defendant is charged with two counts of second-degree child sex... Read More

Judge Releases Defendant Due to DC Jail’s Inability To Treat His Injuries

Details A sex abuse defendant was released after a DC Superior Court judge decided that his injuries were too complicated for the DC Jail to handle. The defendant’s leg injury first... Read More

Parties Wait to Schedule Preliminary Hearing in Sex Abuse Case

Details More than one year after a defendant was charged with child sex abuse, the prosecution and defense put off scheduling a preliminary hearing to determine if his case has enough... Read More

Domestic Violence Defendant Sentenced for Armed Break-In

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a man for forcing his way into his ex-girlfriend’s home while armed with a pocket knife. Marlin Reynolds went to his ex-girlfriend’s home and... Read More

Domestic Violence Defendant Accepts Plea in Revenge Porn, Stalking Case

Details A defendant accepted a plea agreement in a felony domestic violence case he picked up after publishing explicit material of a victim without her consent. Carlton Robertson pleaded guilty to... Read More