Domestic Violence Archives - Page 2 of 23

Shooting Defendant Pleads Guilty to Strangling Girlfriend

Details DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur accepted a plea agreement on July 8 for Joshua Goodwin that covered charges for a domestic violence incident. Goodwin, 30, pleaded guilty to assault... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Carjacking and Domestic Violence Cases

Details DC Superior Court Judge Renee Raymond ruled that probable cause was sufficient in both a carjacking case and domestic violence case and ordered the defendant to remain in detention during... Read More

Shooting Case Goes to Trial

By Lourdes Camarillo [former] , Thomas Hinton [former] - June 26, 2024
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Shooting | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian ordered a shooting case would go to trial after the prosecution decided to not extend a plea deal on June 26 Tyquan Jennings, 25,... Read More

Amtrak Delays Postpone Sentencing in Stabbing Case

By Lourdes Camarillo [former] , Thomas Hinton [former] - June 26, 2024
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | stabbing | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian ruled for a continuance in a stabbing case after the defendant missed a court appearance on June 26 due to Amtrak delays. Gregory Edmonds,... Read More

Judge Allows Defendant’s Past Acts As Evidence in Domestic Violence Case

Details After parties deliberated over a “prior bad acts” motion in a domestic violence case, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt allowed the defendant’s prior crimes to be submitted as evidence... Read More

Effects of Shooting Weigh Heavily on Children of Victim and Defendant

Details The children of Latasha Gray and Anthony Thomas were present in the courtroom on June 14, as Gray was sentenced to nine years’ incarceration and five years of supervised release... Read More

Judge Orders Competency Exam for Homicide Defendant to Represent Himself

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan reissued an order during a May 29 hearing for a murder defendant to complete a competency test as a condition to represent himself. Wonell... Read More

Defendant Enters Not Guilty Plea in Fatal Stabbing of Romantic Partner

Details A homicide defendant pleaded not guilty before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein, during a May 31 hearing. Reginald Jones, 66, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his... Read More

Victim’s Family Files Ethics Complaint Against Prosecution as Homicide Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

By Adrianna Bhan [former] , Thomas Hinton [former], Carmen Quinteros [former] - May 30, 2024
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Homicides | stabbing |

Details Both Shana Donahue’s mother and father addressed DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan with an “ethics complaint” in regard to poor communication between the prosecution and Donahue’s family in a... Read More

Defendant in Hotel Murder Case Waives Right to Preliminary Hearing

Details William Barrett, who is accused of strangling, then brutally beating a woman to death with a toilet tank lid, waived his right to a preliminary hearing before DC Superior Court... Read More

Judge Releases One Defendant in 2022 Homicide to BoP

Details During a hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe decided to release one defendant while holding another. Both defendants are charged with the 2022 murder of Brian Buxton. Aaron Walker,... Read More

Domestic Violence Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

Details A homicide defendant who allegedly confessed to shooting his ex-girlfriend rejected a pre-indictment plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on May 3. Desmond Thurston, 46, was arrested... Read More