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Homicide Victim’s Wife Calls Stabbing Defendant ‘Malicious and Wild,’ Still Released to Home Confinement

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan released a fatal stabbing defendant to home confinement, despite the victim’s family opposing it, during a hearing on May 2. Vanessa Bonaparte, 32, is... Read More

Stabbing Defendant Rejects Plea, Highlights Drug Treatment Success

By Sophia Cooper - May 7, 2025
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details A defendant accused of a stabbing rejected a plea deal and opted to proceed to trial during a hearing on May 5 before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. John... Read More

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 Rules Teen Suspect Probably Committed Delivery Service Shooting

By Jeff Levine - May 7, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan found Michael Alexander, 19, was likely responsible for a shooting that could easily have turned into a murder. “Mr. Alexander intended to kill the... 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

Jury Deliberates Shooting in a Dispute Between Neighbors

By Becca Parnass - May 6, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Closing arguments were presented and the jury began deliberations in a shooting between neighbors case before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on April 29. Donnell Wells, 36, is charged... 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

Document: Police Make Arrest in 57th Place Shooting

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 6, 2025
Daily Stories | Documents | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 30-year-old Issac Rogers, who allegedly shot at a man during a dispute on April 19 in 57th Place in Northeast Washington,... Read More

Case Acquitted: Defense Claims ‘Laundry List of Doubts’ During Closing Arguments in Shooting Trial

By Brigette Bagley [former] - May 5, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Editor’s Note: Tyshay Moore was acquitted of all charges by a jury on May 2, 2025. DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson heard closing arguments in a non-fatal shooting trial... 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