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Judge Finds Probable Cause, Orders Detention in Stabbing Case

Details On Oct. 8, DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Herrmann found probable cause during a stabbing defendant’s preliminary hearing. Ethan Cunningham, 20, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for... Read More

2010 Homicide Defendant Requests Release to Resolve Maryland Charges

Details Defense attorney Mani Golzari asked DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Oct. 7 to release his client, Kavon Young, from DC Jail so Young can address a fugitive case... Read More

Judge Issues Bench Warrant For Stabbing Defendant

Details DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a stabbing defendant on Oct. 3, after his failure to appear in court. Billy Williams,... Read More

Bullet Casing Evidence Questioned In A Jury Trial

Details During witness testimony Oct. 2 parties clashed on bullet casing location with the defense questioning if the evidence pertains to the shooting. Dennis Chase, 31, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Shooting Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

Details A shooting defendant accepted a plea offer extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Oct. 2. Reginald Hughes, 29, was originally charged with assault with intent... Read More

Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

By Ivanna Ceballos [former] - October 3, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A shooting defendant declined a plea offer during a hearing on Oct. 3 before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park. Demarco Bates, 19, is charged with two counts of assault... Read More

Murder Defendant Request for Release Denied

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo denied a homicide defendant’s request to be released under location monitoring on Oct. 2. Tremon Jackson, 21, is charged with second-degree murder while armed... Read More

Defendant’s Phone Activity Examined During Murder Trial

Details Prosecutors presented a homicide defendant’s internet searches from days leading up to a murder before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on Oct. 2. Eugene Burns, 32, is charged with... Read More

Co-Defendants in Shooting Case Accept Plea Deals

Details Two co-defendants accepted plea deals extended by the prosecution in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno on Oct. 3. Rasheed Thorne, 21, and William Walker, 22, were originally... Read More

Victim Credibility Questioned During Closing Statements in Shooting Trial

Details Prosecutors asserted Oct. 1 that a defendant accused of driving a vehicle where shots were fired from is “just as guilty as if he fired the weapon himself,” during closing... Read More

‘I Am Not Guilty,’ Claims Carjacking Defendant in Trial

By Marissa Stambaugh [former] - October 3, 2024
Carjacking | Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details On Oct. 2, DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe and a jury heard testimony from a carjacking defendant who said he was only trying to help during the incident. Michael... Read More

Shooting Defendant Faces Probation Revocation Due to Noncompliance

Details On Oct. 2, DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe delayed a ruling on a shooting defendant’s probation revocation due to his new arrests in two other jurisdictions and a possible... Read More