By D.C. Witness Staff - June 8, 2021
Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled domestic violence defendant charged with multiple sexual abuse offenses to go before a jury in October. The defendant is charged with first-degree sexual abuse,... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - June 7, 2021
Details There were 80 homicides in DC from the beginning of this year through the end of May, according to D.C. Witness data. As of June 1, 2020, a year with... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - June 4, 2021
Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a 15-year-old girl to the maximum sentence allowed for felony murder in juvenile cases. The girl, who was 15 at the time of the... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - May 25, 2021
Details During a trial readiness hearing on May 25, a DC Superior Court Judge granted a request to delay a juvenile’s trial once again due to evidence delays. The juvenile is... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - April 21, 2021
Details On April 20, a DC Superior Court judge ruled to join a juvenile’s two pending homicide cases, setting a trial date in both cases for June. The juvenile is charged... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - April 9, 2021
Details Twelve homicides happened in DC during the month of March, three less than the previous month. Almost all of the victims were killed in shootings. The one exception was Mohammad... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - March 24, 2021
Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested two girls ages 13 and 15 for felony murder and armed carjacking. At around 4:31 p.m. on March 23, officers responded to the 1200... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - March 23, 2021
Details A DC Superior Court judge found that a murder case with three teenage defendants has enough evidence to go to trial after a three-day preliminary hearing. The co-defendants, 17-year-old Nelfy... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - March 19, 2021
Details A DC Superior Court judge vacated a March 19 preliminary hearing for three teenage murder Defendants. Co-defendants Trey Prillerman, 16, Nelfy Hernandez, 17, and Deandre Levy, 19, are charged with... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - March 19, 2021
Details On March 19, a DC Superior Court judge rescheduled the start of a jury selection date for six co-defendants charged in connection with a 2018 drive-by shooting that killed a... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - March 9, 2021
Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a hearing for an 18-year-old homicide defendant to late July to see if COVID-19 restrictions would be lifted, allowing more courtroom availability. Malik Holston... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - March 5, 2021
Details March 3 marked the first day of a hearing to determine if a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial. The three co-defendants, 17-year-old Nelfy Hernandez, 16-year-old Trey... Read More