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Murder Suspect’s Release Denied Despite Good Jail Conduct

Details DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman denied a murder defendant’s motions calling for bond review and release during a hearing on Jan. 17. Corde Fitzhugh, 25, is charged with two... Read More

Homicide Victim’s Mother Testifies ‘Things Were Becoming Different,’ Between Daughter and Defendant at Trial

Details A homicide victim’s mother testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Jan. 16 about the deteriorating relationship between her daughter and the man suspected... Read More

Judge Allows Prosecutor to Use Defendant’s Texts, Videos in Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz granted in part a prosecutor’s motion to introduce text and video evidence in a fatal shooting trial, during a hearing on Jan. 14. Ernest... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Triple-Fatal Arson

By Leah Meyer - January 16, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a fatal arson during a hearing on Jan. 14. Robert Simpson, 56, is charged... Read More

‘I Tried to Get Us to Safety,’ Homicide Victim’s Best Friend Testifies in Trial

Details A homicide victim’s best friend, who witnessed the fatal shooting, and a medical examiner testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Jan. 15. Idrissa... Read More

Judge Releases Homicide Defendant, Despite Finding Probable Cause

Details DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a homicide but allowed him to be released, during a hearing on Jan. 14.... Read More

Prosecutors Say Homicide Victim ‘Never Saw it Coming’ at Trial

Details Parties delivered opening statements, and multiple law enforcement witnesses testified, before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Jan. 14. Idrissa Fall, 37, is charged with... Read More

Homicide Defendant Asserts Right to Test DNA Evidence

Details A homicide defendant asserted his right to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Jan. 14. Tywan Morris, 29, is charged with second-degree murder while... Read More

Murder Defendant Shuns Plea, Waives DNA Testing

By Jeff Levine - January 13, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details In a brief hearing on Jan. 10, a murder defendant gave up his DNA testing right before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz. Juan Guerra, 32, is charged with second-degree... Read More

Youth Worker Sentenced to 12-and-a-Half Years for Teen Manslaughter

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein sentenced a manslaughter defendant to 12-and-a-half years of incarceration on Jan. 10 in a case characterized by ironies. Jason Lewis, 42, was found guilty... Read More

Defendant Waives Right to Independently Test DNA Evidence in Road Rage Homicide

Details A homicide defendant waived his right to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Jan. 10. George Sutton, 44, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder... Read More

Homicide Defendant Waives Right to Independently Test DNA Evidence

Details A homicide defendant waived his right to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Jan. 10. Deandre Miles, 28, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder... Read More