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Co-Defendant Testifies in 2018 Murder Linked to Drug Robbery

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan ruled there is probable cause a homicide defendant was allegedly involved in a weed robbery that turned into a fatal shooting, during a preliminary... Read More

Homicide Defendant to Test DNA Evidence Found in His Car

By Natalie Note [former] - November 8, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details A homicide defendant asserted his right to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Nov. 8. Korriek Akinola, 23, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder... Read More

Judge Rules on Gang Affiliated Social Media Posts Ahead of Murder Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan ruled on whether various social media images intended to prove gang affiliation are admissible in an upcoming murder trial during a hearing on Nov.... Read More

Judge Sentences Shooting Defendant with a Firearm’s Criminal History

By Alex Garcia Pecina [former] - November 8, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro sentenced a shooting defendant with previous cases involving firearms to 24 months in jail and three years of probation on Nov. 6. On... Read More

Murder Defendant Deemed Mentally Competent After Back-And-Forth Pleas

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt deemed a murder defendant competent to stand trial on Nov. 7, citing a report from the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH). Niko Hall, 32,... Read More

Witness Said to Contradict Previous Statements in Nightclub Murder Retrial

Details A witness who was at the scene with a homicide defendant allegedly contradicted statements he made to police and in previous proceedings in a stabbing case in front of DC... Read More

Judge Didn’t Strike Prosecution’s Closing as ‘Prejudicial’

By Phoebe McConnell [former] - November 8, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Victims |

Details A motion to strike the end of the prosecution’s closing arguments was denied during a trial for a shooting defendant on Nov. 7 by DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo.... Read More

Prosecution Claims Murder Was, ‘Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel’

By Marissa Stambaugh [former] - November 7, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun, heard opening statements from three prosecution witnesses, one claiming to identify the suspect, as a homicide trial got underway on Nov. 6. Mark Beasley,... Read More

Murder Defendant Misses Hearing for the Third Time

By Phoebe McConnell [former] - November 7, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo delayed a ruling on a motion for release from the DC jail during a status hearing on Nov. 7, because the defendant failed to... Read More

Judge Disallows Some ID Evidence From the Victim’s Mother in a Shooting Case

Details Parties sparred over what Identifying evidence could be admitted in an upcoming shooting trial before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park. In a Nov. 6 hearing the defense was particularly... Read More

Stabbing Defendant Had to ‘Make a Decision to Protect My Life’

By Phoebe McConnell [former] , Cameron Horne [former] - November 7, 2024
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | stabbing | Victims |

Details A stabbing defendant claimed self-defense in a dispute with the victim, who suffered 21 stab wounds, in trial arguments before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Nov. 6. Devan... Read More

Document: Police Investigste Homicide in

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating the homicide of 30-year-old Keion Naylor that took place on Nov. 5 on the 3300 block of 6th Street, SE. After responding to... Read More