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Hospitalized Witness Delays Carjacking Trial

By Laura Berol - August 27, 2024
Carjacking | Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted prosecutors’ request to delay a trial just as arguments were set to begin because the victim, who is the prosecution’s key witness, was... Read More

Attorney for Murder Defendant Wins Delay for Preliminary Hearing

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun granted the request of Oliver Gomes‘ attorney, Sara Kopecki, to reschedule his preliminary hearing from Aug. 23 to Oct. 8, giving her time to... Read More

Imposing 25 Year Sentence, Judge Says ‘Stupid’ Fails to Characterize Murder Defendant’s Actions

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein sentenced a defendant to 25 years to reflect the seriousness of the crime, six years after the victim’s death in a hearing on Aug.... Read More

Metro Murder Suspect Won’t Independently Test DNA Evidence

Details A murder defendant waived his right to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Aug. 23. Tyriq Williams, 32, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder... Read More

Homicide Co-Defendants Plead Not Guilty to Murder, Metrobus Robbery

Details Three co-defendants pleaded not guilty to a total of 16 charges before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Aug. 22. Steven Metts, 18, Keondre Carroll, 21, and Jovontae Wallace,... Read More

Lead Detective ID’s Shooter, Witnesses Unsure

Details Prosecutors called on the lead detective in a shooting case to testify before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Aug. 22. Marquez Beasley, 31, is charged with two counts... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Strangling and Beating Woman to Death in Hotel Room

Details Through his defense attorney, Russell Hairston, William Barrett pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed as part of a pre-indictment plea agreement in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert... Read More

Defendant Accused of Shooting Homeless Men Plans to Test DNA Evidence

Details Homicide defendant Gerald Brevard alerted DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Aug. 23 he intends to independently test DNA evidence provided by the prosecution. Brevard, 33, is charged with... Read More

Murder Defendant Ordered to Have Frequent Drug Testing

Details Drug testing compliance was the issue before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan in an Aug. 21 hearing about a murder case. Terrance Barnes, 35, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Shooting Defendant Accepts Plea Offer

Details A shooting defendant accepted a plea offer extended by the prosecution in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur on Aug. 20. Kevin Snead, 41, is charged with... Read More

‘You Got the Wrong Guy,’ Defense Says About An Accident Leading to a Shooting

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein heard opening arguments and testimony for a case involving a car accident and a subsequent shooting in a hearing on Aug. 20. Marquez Beasley,... Read More

Judge Delays Homicide Trial, Returns One Defendant to Maryland for Another Sentence

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe returned a homicide defendant to a Maryland Jail on Aug. 20. Jayden Bracey, 23, and Jadohn Bracey, 25, are charged with first-degree premeditated murder... Read More