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‘I Loved That Dude,’ Says Suspect Arraigned for His Murder

Details In a brief Dec. 16 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe, Rico Parker, 43, was arraigned in connection to the fatal shooting of a teenager. Parker is charged... Read More

First of Five Juveniles Receives Maximum Sentence for Stomping Death of Senior

Details “Today, you are going to take responsibility for what happened,” said DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs in imposing the maximum sentence allowed for a juvenile under DC law on... Read More

Two Juvenile Girls Convicted of Stomping Elderly Man to Death

Details DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs imposed a second-degree murder conviction on two juvenile girls for their roles in the fatal stomping of Reggie Brown, a disabled 64-year-old man. In... Read More

Document: Police Arrest 2 Juvenile Suspects After Man Dies

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of two juvenile males, aged 16 and 14, connected to four robbery-related offenses that took place on Oct. 27 in Northwest D.C.... Read More

Document: MPD Arrests Juveniles in Armed Carjackings

By D.C. Witness Staff - November 5, 2024
Carjacking | Daily Stories | Juveniles | Suspects |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 16-year-old Antonio Gaither and 17-year-old Derrick West, who are charged with multiple counts of armed carjackings for incidents that occurred between... Read More

Juvenile Kicked Murder Victim’s Head,’Like it Was A Soccer Ball,’ Prosecutor Says in Closing

Details During closing arguments in a trial of two-of-five juveniles accused of stomping an elderly, disabled man to death, the prosecutor said the crime was “a premeditated, deliberate attempt to end... 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

‘Keanan Turner Has Forfeited the Right to Live in Society,’ Prosecutor Says at Sentencing

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced Keanan Turner to 69-and-a-half years in prison after the prosecution and members of the victims’ family asked for a life sentence without the... Read More

Detective Testifies Juvenile Suspect Sent, ‘Delete Da Murder Video,’ IG Message After Killing

Details In a trial’s third month, prosecutors meticulously built their case against two of the five juveniles accused in a beating homicide by attempting to turn their own words against them.... Read More

Document: MPD Arrests Four in Northeast Shooting

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of four individuals, 18-year-old Andrew Williams, two 16-year-old males, and 18-year-old Anardo Little, for their alleged involvement in a shooting and attempted... Read More

Teen Says She And Other Juveniles Took Part in Fatal Beating of a Senior

Details A 15-year-old girl described her part in kicking and beating an elderly man to death in testimony before DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs on Oct. 15. And she identified... Read More

Document: Suspect Wanted in a Fatal Shooting in Northeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Andre Chillous, who is wanted on an arrest warrant charging him with first-degree premeditated murder while armed for... Read More