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‘The Penalties Are The Penalties,’ Judge Says as Stabbing Defendant Is Sentenced to 15 Years

By Ankush Dwivedi - February 25, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe sentenced Willie Byrd, 61, to 180 months of incarceration and five years of supervised release on Feb. 21. Byrd was convicted of aggravated assault... Read More

Judge Order Full Mental Evaluation for Shooting Defendant

Details DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe ordered a full mental competency evaluation for a shooting and carjacking defendant on Feb. 21. Anardo Little, 18, is charged with armed carjacking and... Read More

Stabbing Defendant Waives Right to Preliminary Hearing, Denied Release

By Emily Carrillo - February 25, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann accepted a stabbing defendant’s waiver of his right to a preliminary hearing, and denied his release during a Feb. 24 hearing. Charles Proctor, 45,... Read More

Carjacking Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

By Elizabeth Price - February 24, 2025
Carjacking | Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details A carjacking defendant rejected a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno in a status hearing on Feb. 20. Antoine Lee Johnson, 34, is charged... Read More

Carjacking Defendant Accepts Guilt, Sentenced to 96 Months

By Emily Carrillo - February 24, 2025
Carjacking | Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details A carjacking defendant was sentenced by DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow to 96 months of incarceration on Feb. 21. On Nov. 13, 2024, Raymond Davese, 38, pleaded guilty to... Read More

Judge Denies Release for Woman Who ‘Lost Her Basketball Community’

By Leah Meyer - February 24, 2025
Carjacking | Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe denied a request for release for a female carjacking defendant on Feb. 19. Amiya Hilliard, 19, is charged with unarmed carjacking, robbery while armed,... Read More

Judge Sentences Shooting Defendant Despite Father’s Plea For Leniency

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno sentenced a shooting defendant to 32 months in jail after she accepted a plea on Feb. 20. Octavia Howard, 34, was originally charged with... Read More

After Appeal, Prosecutors Dismiss Firearm Charge in Domestic Homicide

Details Prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss the remaining charge in a homicide case against a woman who claimed she acted in self-defense in a hearing on Feb. 21 before DC... Read More

Jailed Witness Testifies, ‘I Never Agreed To None Of This,’ in Murder Trial

By Allyson Nelles - February 24, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details An incarcerated witness in a homicide trial refused to answer questions and faced the threat of being held in contempt of court before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on... Read More

Family Emergency Delays Stabbing Defendant’s Sentencing a Third Time

By Brigette Bagley - February 24, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park continued the sentencing of a defendant in a stabbing incident on Feb. 21, following a family emergency. On Nov. 8, 2024, Alexis Gray, 34,... Read More

Shooting Defendant Waives Preliminary Hearing, Denied Release

By Amber Fienagha - February 24, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details A shooting defendant waived his right to a preliminary hearing and requested pre-trial release on Feb. 18, before DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann. Alexander Evans, 40, is charged with... Read More

Stabbing Defendant Requests Cases be Tried Together

By Patrick Hillmeyer - February 24, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details A stabbing defendant requested that his charges from different cases be tried together before DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Herrmann on Feb. 19. William Brock, 34, is charged with assault... Read More