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Judge Continues Hearing for Sex Abuse Defendant in Quarantine

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a Sept. 17 felony status conference for a sex abuse defendant currently in quarentine. The defendant is charged with assault with intent to commit... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing for Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a Sept. 17 hearing for a murder case. Cecil Smith, 27, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 39-year-old Harold Castle... Read More

Judge Relaxes Domestic Violence Defendant’s Release Conditions

Details A DC Superior Court judge relaxed a domestic violence defendant’s release conditions. The defendant is charged with first-degree sexual abuse. During the Sept. 17 hearing, defense attorney Dominique Winters said... Read More

Murder Case Scheduled for Preliminary Hearing

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled hearing to determine if a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial. William Davenport is charged with first-degree murder while armed in... Read More

Homicide Defendants Indicted on 8 Counts

Details Two murder defendants have been indicted on eight charges. On the afternoon of April 29, 2020, Metropolitan Police Department officers found Devonte Speight 1800 block of Maryland Avenue, NE, suffering... Read More

Sex Abuse Defendant Held in Quarantine

Details A sex abuse defendant was unable to appear in court due to being in quarantine at the DC Jail. The 36-year-old defendant allegedly asked a woman at a metro stop... Read More

Co-Defendant In 2018 Drive-By Shooting Case Scheduled For Bond Review Hearing

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a bond review hearing for one of the defendants charged in connection with a 2018 drive-by shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl. Co-defendants Isaiah... Read More

Murder Case to Go to Trial in 2023

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a murder case to go to trial in 2023. Thomas Fields Jr., 36, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 24-year-old Marquita... Read More

Judge Schedules Hearing for Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a status hearing to discuss evidence in a homicide case. Kevin Goggins, 20, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 28-year-old... Read More

Judge Advances Double Homicide Trial Date

Details DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson moved up the trial date for a double homicide case on Sept. 15. Alphonso Walker, 41, is charged with first-degree murder while armed with... Read More

Murder Case Dismissed

Details Prosecutors dismissed a murder case. Deshaun Gaskins, 22, was charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection with the shooting of 36-year-old Marcus Wallace on Nov. 21, 2020, on the... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Domestic Violence Defendant

By Larissa Atkins - September 16, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Suspects |

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a trial for a domestic violence defendant after he rejected a plea offer. The defendant is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, possession... Read More