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Defendant Found Incompetent to Stand Trial in Homicide Case

Details During a mental observation hearing on March 30, a defendant in a homicide case was found incompetent to stand trial and required to undergo further evaluation Wonell Jones Jr. is... Read More

Defense Requests Earlier Trial Date

Details A murder trial originally set for April 2024 was set for an earlier date on March 27. Eric Davis, 60, is charged with first-degree murder while armed and possession of... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in First-Degree Murder Case

Details On March 29, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt found probable cause to charge Demonte Gibson, with first-degree premeditated murder. Gibson, 26, allegedly shot 34-year-old Delonte King on Nov. 3,... Read More

Defense Seeks Dismissal in Murder Case on Grounds of Privacy Violation

Details The defense filed a motion for dismissal in a murder case after claiming the prosecution violated a suspect’s right to privacy guaranteed under the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act... Read More

Document: Homicide on 30th Street, SE

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 30, 2023
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Victims |

Details Metropolitan Police Department officers are investigating a homicide that occurred on March 29 on the 3000 block of 30th Street, SE. After receiving reports of a shooting, officers located 34-year-old... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Murder Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein found probable cause connecting two defendants to the murder of Vernon Harrison,36. The ruling came during a preliminary hearing on March 29. Twenty-nine-year-old Antione... Read More

New Trial Date Set after Judge Dismisses Murder Conviction

Details During a status hearing on March 27, DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan set a second trial date for May 2024 for a murder defendant who was originally found guilty... Read More

Trial for Released Homicide Defendant Want Take Place Until 2025

Details A trial date was set in a homicide case two months after the defendant was released on a technicality. Christian Johnson is charged with first-degree murder in connection for allegedly... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Release is Revoked following arrest in Maryland

Details The murder trial for six defendants accused in the shooting of a 10-year-old girl continued March 28 after one of the six co-defendants’ release was revoked in a separate hearing, minutes... Read More

Autopsy Reports Show Cause of Death in Homicide Case

Details On the third day of trial, a forensic pathologist from the DC Medical Examiner’s Office testified that multiple sharp force injuries were the cause of death in a homicide. Jermaine... Read More

Judge Orders Competency Screening for Man Who Shot Himself

Details DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz ordered a mental competency screening during a March 29 hearing for a self-inflicted non-fatal shooting case. Jermaine Brown, 34, is charged with unlawful possession... Read More

Lead Detective Testifies in Homicide Case

Details A lead detective in a homicide case testified about evidence linking 25-year-old Demonte Gibson to the crime during a March 27 preliminary hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt.... Read More