By D.C. Witness Staff - June 11, 2021
Details On June 11, DC Superior Court Judge Shelly Mulkey held five of eight domestic violence defendants during initial hearings. There were 20 total defendants presented before the court. A defendant... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - June 11, 2021
Details After hearing arguments on a defense motion to suppress evidence obtained during an investigation into a 2016 homicide, a DC Superior Court judge decided he would wait to make a... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - June 11, 2021
Details DC Superior Court Judge Sean Staples held a sexual abuse defendant and three out of seven domestic violence defendants at presentments on June 10. Thirty-five defendants were presented in total. ... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - June 11, 2021
Details The defense attorney in a murder case asked a DC Superior Court judge to hold off on scheduling trial dates so he can have more time to prepare a defense... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - June 11, 2021
Details A suspect was apprehended in connection to a homicide that took place on May 11. At about 3:51 a.m., Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers responded to the 1500 block of... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - June 11, 2021
Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) did not send out any crime alerts between 9:00 p.m. on June 10 and 9:00 a.m. on June 11. The last alert sent was at... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - June 10, 2021
Details A DC Superior Court judge ordered a preliminary screening to determine if a sex abuse and burglary defendant is competent to stand trial. The 42-year-old defendant is charged with first-degree... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - June 10, 2021
Details Following several hours of testimony, a prosecutor decided to dismiss a domestic violence case. The 36-year-old defendant was accused of suffocating and choking his ex-girlfriend until she was unconscious in... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - June 10, 2021
Details A DC Superior Court judge ordered another examination to determine if a homicide defendant is competent to stand trial after the results of his first examination were inconclusive. Derrick Kearney,... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - June 10, 2021
Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a June 10 mental observation hearing for a homicide case after the defense attorneys said they wish to challenge the Department of Behavioral Health’s... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - June 10, 2021
Details On June 9, a second-degree murder defendant rejected a plea offer from the prosecution. Karlos Kinney, 22, is charged with second-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 25-year-old Resha... Read More
By D.C. Witness Staff - June 10, 2021
Details Over two years after a mistrial was declared in the case of a transgender woman’s death, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled the two defendants to go before a jury... Read More