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Homicide Defendant Chooses Not to DNA Test

Details A defendant in a fatal shooting case waived his right to test two pieces of evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on Feb. 26. Kevin Singletary, 47, is... Read More

Judge Sentences, ‘Monster Who Has No Compassion,’ to 25 Years for Two Murders

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe sentenced a double-homicide defendant to 25 years of imprisonment on Feb. 28. On Dec. 19, 2024, James Mayfield, 25, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder... Read More

Responding Officers Testify About Recovered Evidence in Homicide Trial

Details A jury in DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson’s courtroom heard testimony from multiple officers gathering evidence following a homicide on Feb. 26. Guy Johnson, 57, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Prosecutors Say Homicide Suspect Texted, ‘I Need Protection From Police’

Details Prosecutors presented text messages in a jury trial indicating a homicide defendant was worried about police in DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park’s courtroom on Feb. 26. Darrell Moore, 47,... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Brother Won’t Identify Him As The Shooter

Details A homicide defendant’s brother and the lead detective testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson‘s courtroom on Feb. 27. Guy Johnson, 57, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Judge Ends Shooter’s Probation Despite Positive Drug Tests

By Patrick Hillmeyer - February 27, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro granted release from probation for a nonfatal shooting defendant on Feb. 26, despite prior positive drug tests for cocaine. Horacio Daswell, 40, was... Read More

Witnesses Say They Saw Murder Victim Gunned Down

Details During the first day of a homicide trial, before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Feb. 25, an off-duty police officer and another bystander testified they witnessed a fatal... Read More

Attorney Claims Homicide Defendant Killed Teen in Self-Defense

By Michelle Roldan - February 27, 2025
Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details Defense attorneys claimed a fatal shooting victim was the individual that escalated a verbal altercation into a homicide before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman’s courtroom on... Read More

Defense Claims Prosecution ‘Has the Wrong Guy’ in Homicide Trial

By Sophia Cooper , Brigette Bagley , John Battistelli - February 26, 2025
Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details Parties presented opening statements on Feb. 25 before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson in a fatal shooting trial that defense counsel says “has the wrong guy,” as the suspect.... Read More

Detective Says Murder, Mass Shooting Defendant ID’d Through Social Media, Surveillance Footage

By Michelle Roldan - February 26, 2025
Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details A detective from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) told DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan that a homicide defendant was identified as the suspect through social media and surveillance footage... Read More

Defense Notes Description Discrepancies in Homicide Trial

Details An eyewitness to a homicide provided different descriptions of the suspect before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park’s courtroom on Feb. 20. Darrell Moore, 47, is charged... Read More

Defendant in Murder, Mass Shooting Pleads Not Guilty Asks For Delay

By Raina Bonifacio - February 25, 2025
Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details A defendant, charged in connection to a fatal mass shooting, pleaded not guilty to additional charges, and requested his trial date be delayed before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman... Read More