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Murder Defendant Waives Right to Preliminary Hearing

Details A murder defendant’s attorney alerted DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on May 2 of his intent to waive his right to a preliminary hearing. Korin Agnew, 36, is charged... Read More

Third Co-Defendant Arraigned in 30-Year-Old Murder

Details A third co-defendant in a 30-year-old homicide case entered a not-guilty plea during a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on May 6. Jeffrey Edelen, Ron Wright, 50,... Read More

Homicides Increase in April

Details D.C. Witness data shows a dramatic uptick in homicides in the month of April. Data shows that homicides increased from four homicide incidents in March to nine incidents in April.... Read More

Judge Lambastes Police For Losing Car As Evidence in Homicide Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman was at a loss to understand how a blue Honda that belonged to a murder victim mysteriously disappeared from police custody. The car that... Read More

‘Robert Carpenter Did What He Had To Do,’ Defense Argues in Homicide Closing

By Allyson Nelles - May 6, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details A homicide trial wrapped up with its final witnesses and closing statements before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on May 5. Robert Carpenter, 36, is charged with second-degree murder... Read More

Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Deal with 15-to-20-Year Sentence

Details Andre Clark accepted a prosecution offer and pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed in return for a sentence limited to 15-to-20 years’ incarceration during a hearing before DC Superior... Read More

Defense Urges Jury to Set Aside Sympathy in Homicide Trial

Details Parties delivered closing arguments before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park in a homicide trial on May 1. Ranje Reynolds, 28, is charged with first-degree murder while armed and possession... Read More

‘I Was Afraid For Everyone That Was In the Apartment,’ Eyewitness Testifies in Homicide Trial

By Allyson Nelles - May 5, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details A prosecution eyewitness testified about a homicide that took place in his friend’s apartment before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on April 30 and May 1. Robert Carpenter, 36,... Read More

Homicide Defendant Pleads Not Guilty, Trial Scheduled

Details A homicide defendant was arraigned before D.C. Superior Court Judge Jason Park in a hearing on May 1. Desmond Barr Jr., 23, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, possession... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea Deal, Prepares For Trial

Details A homicide defendant rejected a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park in a hearing on May 1. Christopher Patrick Haynes, 31, is charged first-degree premeditated murder while... Read More

Jail Employee Says Mass Shooting Defendant Previously Attacked at DC Jail

Details A DC Jail correction officer testified about an inmate incident involving one of six co-defendants in 2016 before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on May 1. Erwin Dubose, 30,... Read More

Judge Allows Co-Defendant in Mass Shooting, Rapper Case to Serve Separate Sentence Elsewhere

Details DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park allowed a homicide co-defendant to complete his sentence at the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) during a status hearing on April 29. Earl Robinson,... Read More