Victims Archives - Page 18 of 657

Given ‘Degree of Depravity,’ Judge Sentences Murder Defendant to 50 Years

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe sentenced Marvin Lopez to 50 years in prison on Oct. 25 for fatally shooting his girlfriend nearly ten years ago Lopez, 43, was found... Read More

Judge Denies Shooting Defendant’s Acquittal Motion

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun denied a shooting defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal during a trial on Oct. 24. Juan Peterson, 34, is charged with first-degree murder while... Read More

Stabbing Suspect Considers Plea or Deportation

By Alex Garcia Pecina [former] - October 25, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects | Victims |

Details Attorneys continued plea deal negotiations before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno on Oct. 24 that could prevent a defendant’s deportation in a stabbing case Sebastian Fonseca-Gomez, 26, is charged... Read More

Judge Denies Defendant’s Release in Glass Bottle Murder

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein found probable cause and denied release for a homicide defendant on Oct. 23, accused of killing his victim with a glass bottle. Tommy Whack,... Read More

Judge Orders Unruly Murder Suspect Out of The Court

By Alex Garcia Pecina [former] - October 24, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein ordered court US Marshals to take a homicide defendant back to the DC Jail for exhibiting rowdy behavior in court on Oct. 23. Kyle... Read More

Murder Suspect Says She Feared Sexual Abuse in Drug Treatment That ‘Failed Her’

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan issued an order for a murder defendant to be released to another bed-to-bed drug treatment program after the defendant’s previous experience potentially led to... Read More

Data Shows 20 Defendants Were Released from April to October

Details D.C. Witness data shows that between April 15 and Oct. 15, 20 defendants were released by the DC Superior Court, including those accused of homicide, carjacking, and stabbings. Many of... Read More

Data Shows 170 Homicides From June of 2023 to June of 2024

Details According to D.C. Witness data, there were 170 homicide incidents and 183 homicide victims between June 2023 and June 2024. In regards to those homicides, 83 arrests have been made.... Read More

Judge Denies Shooting Defendant’s Request to Serve Terms Concurrently in DC, Baltimore

Details DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld denied a request for a defendant to serve his DC sentence concurrently to an ongoing term in a different jurisdiction on Oct. 22. Tony... Read More

Juvenile Murder Suspect Admits to Changing Story to Get a Better Deal

Details In a withering cross-examination defense attorney Charlotte Gilliland got a 15-year-old witness, who is also a murder defendant, to admit that her version of the crime was motivated by a... Read More

Judge Doesn’t Find Probable Cause in Murder, Case Dismissed

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan ruled the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence to rule on probable cause, and dismissed the charges against a shooting defendant on Oct. 22.... Read More

Murder Retrial May Hinge on Recanted Testimony of a Confession

Details Parties began closing arguments in connection to a 2015 homicide case being retried before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on Oct. 22. The outcome could depend on the credibility... Read More