D.C. Witness

Document: 16 Year Old Arrested in Reference to April Homicide

Details A 16-year-old juvenile male suspect has been arrested in reference to the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Malachi Jackson. At approximately 10:50 p.m. on April 11, officers responded to the 3000... Read More

Document: 15-Year-Old Fatally Shot in Northwest, DC

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a shooting that killed 15-year-old Malachi Jackson. At approximately 10:50 p.m. on April 11, officers responded to the 3000 block of 13th Street, NW,... Read More

Judge Sentences Man for Sexually Assaulting Underage Girls at Metro Station

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant for sexually assaulting three young girls at the Gallery Place-Chinatown metro station. “Twelve girls in the District have been victimized by [the... Read More

Defense Requests More Time to Review Evidence in Child Sex Abuse, Kidnapping Case

Details A defense attorney requested a 60-day continuance to review evidence in a case with a 15-count indictment. The 60-year-old defendant is charged with 14 counts of child sex abuse and... Read More

Plea Offer Open for Child Sex Abuse Defendant

Details Parties discussed a possible plea offer for a defendant charged with second-degree child sex abuse. The 48-year-old defendant is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. According to court documents,... Read More

Prosecutor Explains Price of DNA Testing for Murder Case

Details Parties discussed DNA testing during a hearing for one of the men charged in the murder of Malachi Lukes. Koran Jackson, 21, is one of five defendants charged in the... Read More

Judge Lifts GPS Monitoring Requirement for Child Sex Abuse Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge removed a child sex abuse defendant from GPS monitoring. The defendant is accused of threatening an 11-year-old girl with a knife and sexually assaulting her... Read More

Parties Prepare for Murder Trial More Than Three Years After Teen’s Death

Details Parties met in court to prepare for an October murder trial centered on the fatal shooting of a teenage boy that took place more than three years ago. On December... Read More

DC Police Chief Updates Public on Jan. 27 Shootings in DC

Details Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert J. Contee III provided the public with updates on four shootings that happened on Jan. 27. He gave an update on two different homicides- one... Read More

Mother Charged with 11-Month-Old’s Death Accepts Plea Deal

Details A mother accepted a plea deal more than a year after she was arrested for the death of her infant child. Makenzie Anderson was approximately two weeks shy of her... Read More

Plea Deal Offered to Parents Charged in Their Son’s Death

Details Co-defendants Antonio Turner and Ta’Jeanna Eason are charged with felony murder and first-degree cruelty to children in the death of their two-year-old son, Gabriel Eason. On Jan. 25, a prosecutor... Read More

Judge Denies Release Request From Defendant Charged With Two Homicides

Details A murder defendant’s attorneys requested their client’s release from the custody of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS). This request was denied during a Jan. 24 hearing. Michael Mason,... Read More

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