Homicides Archives - Page 20 of 910

Evidence Concludes After Four Weeks of Murder and Conspiracy Trial

Details The prosecution and defense finished introducing evidence and rested their cases in connection to a homicide after four weeks of trial on Oct. 21 before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa... Read More

Murder Defendant Rejects Pre-Preliminary Plea Offer

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe found probable cause in a shooting defendant’s case on Oct. 18, after the defendant rejected a pre-preliminary plea offer. Maleek Thomas, 21, is charged... Read More

‘The Man Is Dying in Front of You,’ Defense Argues against Using Video in Trial

Details An attorney for a homicide defendant argued that photos and a video the prosecution planned to use in trial were too upsetting to show to a jury in a hearing... Read More

‘Keanan Turner Has Forfeited the Right to Live in Society,’ Prosecutor Says at Sentencing

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced Keanan Turner to 69-and-a-half years in prison after the prosecution and members of the victims’ family asked for a life sentence without the... Read More

Detective Says Ring Video Footage IDs Suspect

Details The lead Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective investigating a homicide case testified that suspect of a fatal shooting was identified through Ring video footage before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth... Read More

Judge Denies Homicide Defendant’s Request for Release

Details During an Oct. 21 hearing, defense attorney Mani Golzari requested DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein release a homicide defendant from DC Jail to address his fugitive case pending in... Read More

Judge Sentences Homicide Defendant to 50 Years

Details During a hearing on Oct. 18, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo sentenced a homicide defendant to 50 years of incarceration for a 2019 murder. Matthew Walker, 25, was found... Read More

Homicide Defendant Pleads Not Guilty to Indictment Charges

Details A homicide defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges in front of DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe, on Oct. 18. Christopher Tyler, 46, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder... Read More

Document: MPD Investigating a Fatal Shooting

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Leonard Taylor Jr. that took place on Oct. 20, on the 1500 hundred block of 19th Street, SE.... Read More

Mass Shooting Defendant Waives His Right to DNA Testing

By Natalie Note [former] , Varshana Ramnarine [former] - October 21, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details A mass shooting defendant waived his right to independent DNA testing on evidence recovered in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Oct. 18. William Johnson-Lee, 21, Erwin... Read More

Document: Suspect Wanted in Fatal Southeast Shooting

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced they’re searching for 42-year-old Darvin Banks, who was allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of 35-year-old William Spriggs, that took place on May 22,... Read More

Murder Defendant Pleads Not Guilty to All Charges

Details Before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Oct. 18, a murder defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges. Cory Heard, 23, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed,... Read More