D.C. Witness

Defendant Charged in Deadly Traffic Accident Pleads Guilty to Non-Homicide Charges

Details Carlisha Elligan was initially charged with negligent homicide for her role in a fatal traffic accident but pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and reckless driving during a May... Read More

Defendants’ Relationships With Victims in 2021 Sexual Assault Cases Vary, Data Shows

Details The relationships between defendants and victims in 2021 sexual assault cases vary, according to D.C. Witness data. Read More

Mistrial Declared in Domestic Violence Case

Details A domestic violence trial ended with a DC Superior Court judge declaring a mistrial. The defendant, in this case, is charged with cruelty to children, threat to injure or kidnap... Read More

Jurors in Domestic Violence Trial Begin Deliberating

Details Jurors in a domestic violence trial began deliberating after hearing attorneys question the defendant and make their closing arguments. The defendant is charged with cruelty to children, threat to kidnap... Read More

Defendant in 2016 Homicide Case Accepts Plea Deal

Details The defendant in a 2016 homicide case accepted a plea deal three months before he was scheduled to go on trial. Clinton Womack was indicted on 26 counts including first-degree... Read More

Domestic Homicide Case Has Enough Evidence to Go to Trial, Judge Rules

Details A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a domestic homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial, ordering that the defendant remain detained at DC Jail as he awaits... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in January Homicide Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge found probable cause in the case of a deadly January shooting in a Bellevue neighborhood residence. Jinard Kearney, 35, is currently charged with second-degree murder... Read More

Attorneys Debate Sex Abuse Defendant’s Competence to Stand Trial

By Rebecca Silverman - May 3, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects | Victims |

Details Attorneys debated if the defendant in a 2019 sex abuse case is competent to stand trial. Prosecutors have accused the defendant in this case of sexually assaulting two women while... Read More

Murder Case to be Retried

Details Less than two weeks after jurors in a murder trial delivered a partial verdict, a DC Superior Court judge set a retrial date. Marquette Jordan is accused of stabbing 40-year-old... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Case of Deadly Assault

Details A DC Superior Court judge found probable cause for the second defendant charged in connection with a deadly assault near the intersection of Clay Terrace and 53rd Street, NE. The... Read More

Domestic Violence Trial Resumes With Prosecution Calling 5 Witnesses

Details A domestic violence trial continued into its second day with the prosecution calling five people to the witness stand. The defendant is charged with cruelty to children, threat to kidnap... Read More

Man Sentenced for Shooting 21 Year Old in the Back

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant for shooting a 21-year-old man multiple times in the back in 2018. Co-defendants Kewon Hunter and Stephon Evans were charged with first-degree murder... Read More