Homicides Archives - Page 16 of 907

Judge Orders Unruly Murder Suspect Out of The Court

By Alex Garcia Pecina [former] - October 24, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein ordered court US Marshals to take a homicide defendant back to the DC Jail for exhibiting rowdy behavior in court on Oct. 23. Kyle... Read More

Prosecutors Link Cell Phone Evidence to a Mass Shooting Defendant

By Joseph Wolf [former] , Cathy Ochoa [former] - October 24, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A witness who was able to connect a cell phone to a defendant testified before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Oct. 23. Juan Peterson, 34, is charged with... Read More

Murder Suspect Says She Feared Sexual Abuse in Drug Treatment That ‘Failed Her’

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan issued an order for a murder defendant to be released to another bed-to-bed drug treatment program after the defendant’s previous experience potentially led to... Read More

Data Shows 20 Defendants Were Released from April to October

Details D.C. Witness data shows that between April 15 and Oct. 15, 20 defendants were released by the DC Superior Court, including those accused of homicide, carjacking, and stabbings. Many of... Read More

Data Shows 170 Homicides From June of 2023 to June of 2024

Details According to D.C. Witness data, there were 170 homicide incidents and 183 homicide victims between June 2023 and June 2024. In regards to those homicides, 83 arrests have been made.... Read More

Juvenile Murder Suspect Admits to Changing Story to Get a Better Deal

Details In a withering cross-examination defense attorney Charlotte Gilliland got a 15-year-old witness, who is also a murder defendant, to admit that her version of the crime was motivated by a... Read More

Judge Doesn’t Find Probable Cause in Murder, Case Dismissed

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan ruled the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence to rule on probable cause, and dismissed the charges against a shooting defendant on Oct. 22.... Read More

Murder Retrial May Hinge on Recanted Testimony of a Confession

Details Parties began closing arguments in connection to a 2015 homicide case being retried before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on Oct. 22. The outcome could depend on the credibility... Read More

Document: MPD Investigating Sixth Street Southeast Homicide

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating the homicide of 22-year-old Asonta Dunmore, which took place on Oct. 23 in the 4200 block of 6th Street, SE. Upon responding to... Read More

Surviving Victims Testify in Homicide, Mass Shooting Trial

Details Two victims testified on Oct. 22 about their persistent fear and anxiety following a mass shooting, before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Juan Peterson, 33, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Judge Partially Restricts Autopsy Photos in Homicide Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun partially granted a homicide defendant’s request to limit the display of graphic autopsy images during a trial on Oct. 21. Juan Peterson, 33, is... Read More

Data Shows Violence Interrupter Neighborhoods Still Have Most Homicides

By Jenna Lee [former] - October 23, 2024
Daily Stories | Data | Homicides | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Neighborhoods with Violence Interrupter programs aimed at curbing the most dangerous crimes still had 60 percent of the District’s homicides and 29 percent of nonfatal shootings between June 2023 and... Read More