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Family Members Argue, Removed from Courtroom During Murder Sentencing

Details On Nov. 28, a verbal altercation between the families of a homicide victim and the defendant resulted in the removal of both groups during a sentencing in front of DC... Read More

Imposing Sentence Judge Says to Murder Defendant, ‘You Have to Start by Forgiving yourself’

Details On Nov. 27, Darquise Montgomery was sentenced to 12 years in prison by DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt in an emotional hearing. Montgomery, 20, was originally charged with first-degree... Read More

Opening Statements Delivered in 2018 Homicide trial

Details On Nov.15, opening statements and witness testimony were presented in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Marquette Jordan, 32, is charged with first-degree murder while armed,... Read More

Judge Denies Motion to Suppress Witness Identification

Details On Nov. 16, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein denied a motion to suppress the identification of a homicide defendant. Devonte Brothers, 29, is charged with first-degree murder while armed... Read More

2014 Homicide Defendant Found Guilty of Murdering His Ex-Girlfriend

Details On Nov.14, the jury delivered a guilty verdict before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe following a 2014 homicide trial. Marvin Lopez, 43, was charged with premeditated first-degree murder and... Read More

Three Individuals Arrested in Connection to 22 Incidents in October, Data Shows

Details D.C. Witness data shows that, in October, there were 18 homicide and eight non-fatal shooting victims, connected to 22 different incidents. All homicide victims’ deaths stemmed from a shooting. The... Read More

Jury Convicts Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant of Conspiracy

By Jai Bajaj - November 8, 2023
Featured | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Nov. 6, a jury found a defendant guilty of three charges in a 2023 non-fatal shooting before DC Superior Court Judge Sean Staples. Tiaquana Chandler, 42, was convicted of... Read More

Jury Convicts Co-Defendants On One Charge Then Acquits on Others

By Nick Pallotto - November 7, 2023
Daily Stories | Featured | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Nov. 6, a jury found co-defendants in an April 2020 shooting and robbery case guilty on one count and acquitted them of all other charges. Anthony Owens and George... Read More

Data Shows Three Mass Shootings Occurred in DC in September

Details D.C. Witness recorded a total of 43 non-fatal shooting and homicide victims for the month of September, in 25 different incidents. Of those victims, 23 were homicide victims and 20... Read More

Jury Finds Defendant Guilty in 2020 Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On Oct. 24, a jury found Vincent James guilty on three felony counts before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. James, 39, was convicted of aggravated assault knowingly while armed,... Read More

DC Superior Court – Do Juries Represent Defendants’ Peers?

Details A bulwark of the U.S. criminal justice system is the right to have guilt or innocence decided by a jury of one’s peers. This is constitutionally guaranteed by the Sixth... Read More

One Mass Shooting, Two Stabbings Among Homicides in DC in August

Details D.C. Witness recorded a total of 45 non-fatal shootings and homicides for the month of August. Of those, 30 were homicides. Twenty-eight homicides stemmed from shootings, and two were stabbings. ... Read More