Burglary Archives - Page 4 of 10

Prosecution Focuses on Inconsistencies in Defendant’s Statements During Closing Arguments

Details During the closing arguments on Sept. 7, a prosecutor emphasized the inconsistencies in a sex abuse defendant’s story, including the conversations with detectives to the story he told on the... Read More

Judge Denies Motions by Prosecution in 2018 Homicide Case

Details During an Aug. 12 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied the prosecution’s motions in a 2018 homicide case. Edward Brown, 60, is charged with robbery of a senior... Read More

Judge Reschedules Sex Abuse Trial for November

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo accepted the defense’s motion to reschedule a sex abuse trial for Nov. 10. The defendant is charged with first-degree burglary, fourth-degree sex abuse and... Read More

Mental Observation Hearing Continues As Psychologist Says Defendant Competent to Stand Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee continued a mental observation hearing for a sex abuse case. The 61-year-old defendant is charged with four counts of first-degree sex abuse while armed,... Read More

Judge Sets Jury Selection Date for Sex Abuse Case

Details On July 1, D.C. Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo set a jury selection date for a defendant charged with burglary, fourth-degree sex abuse, and two counts of second-degree theft. The... Read More

Judge Sentences Co-Defendants in 2020 Homicide Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced two murder defendants on June 17 for their role in a 2020 homicide case. In February, Randle Price and Marwin Thomas pleaded guilty... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty for His Role in Robbery That Turned Deadly

Details A defendant pleaded guilty to murdering a man he was attempting to rob after luring him with a fake ad he posted to an online marketplace. Deandre Houston was charged... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause for Defendants Accused of Deadly Robbery

Details A Metropolitan Police Department detective took the witness stand to shed light on his investigation into an alleged robbery that turned deadly. A DC Superior Court judge ultimately ruled that... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to 2006 Sexual Assault

Details A man accused of sexually assaulting a stranger back in 2006 accepted a plea offer. According to prosecutors, on Jan. 27, 2006, Landrell Jordan pulled a gun on a woman... Read More

Murder Trial Cancelled After Defendant Pleads Guilty

Details Approximately one month before a 2019 murder case was set to go to trial, the defendant accepted a plea deal. Diquan Lucas pleaded guilty to shooting 33-year-old Brian Butler in... Read More

Defendant Denied Pretrial Release in Burglary, Sex Abuse Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied a request to release a defendant accused of breaking into a woman’s Pleasant Plains apartment and sexually assaulting her friend. The 31-year-old defendant is... Read More

Judge Holds Off Setting Jury Trial for Sex Abuse Defendant

Details On June 7, a DC Superior Court judge decided to hold off on scheduling a jury trial for a sexual abuse defendant. The defendant is charged with first-degree sexual abuse,... Read More