Juveniles Archives - Page 16 of 35

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a traffic fatality that occurred on Dec. 10, 2021, on the 3300 block of Wheeler Road, SE. According to a press release, at about... Read More

Judge Orders Mental Observation Hearing for Sexual Assault Defendant

Details On Nov. 29, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun ordered a sexual assault defendant to undergo a mental health evaluation. The 37-year-old man is charged with first-degree child sex abuse... Read More

Judge Schedules Preliminary Hearing in Child Sex Abuse Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt granted on Nov. 18 a continuance for a pending preliminary hearing. A 30-year-old defendant is charged with first-degree child sex abuse of his 9-year-old... Read More

Judge Suspends Jail Time for Defendant Sentenced for Involuntarily Shooting Her Best Friend’s 17-Year-Old Brother

Details During a Nov. 18 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun suspended jail time for a defendant convicted of involuntary manslaughter of her best friend’s 17-year-old brother. Shatiya Johnson, 27,... Read More

Defendant Charged in Homicide that Went Unsolved for 30-Years

Details During a Nov. 9 hearing, prosecutors brought a cold case homicide detective to the witness stand regarding a 1992 murder that didn’t have an arrest until 30 years later. Ron... Read More

Judge Denies Homicide Defendant’s Release After He Fled Area For 2 Years

Details During a Nov. 9 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun found probable cause for a homicide defendant after reviewing evidence and learning that the defendant fled the District for... Read More

Three Witnesses Deliver Testimony in Co-defendant Murder Trial

Details During a Nov. 15 jury trial, the prosecution in a murder trial discredited the defense’s expert witness, citing unqualified credentials and termination for behavioral conduct. Two other witnesses also delivered... Read More

Hearing Pushed Back in Child Sex Abuse Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee delayed a preliminary hearing on Nov. 7 for a sex abuse defendant to allow counsel more time to prepare. The defendant, 35, is charged... Read More

Lack of Manpower Warrants No Sympathy from Judge During Hearing in Homicide Case

Details “So cry me a river,” said DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt over the prosecutor’s explanation of an understaffed office to request a continuance of trial. Brian Wooden, 32, is... Read More

Jurors Find 2018 Homicide Defendant Guilty

Details After deliberating for two days, jurors found a homicide defendant guilty. Malik Holston, 20, was initially indicted in 2019 for first-degree murder while armed with the murder being especially heinous,... Read More

Sex Abuse Defendant Enters Guilty Plea

Details Despite concerns about the length of the maximum sentence, a defendant pleaded guilty to second-degree child sex abuse during a Nov. 1 status hearing. Allen Davis, 60, was charged on... Read More

Sex Abuse Defendant Remains Released As Trial Approaches

Details During an Oct. 28 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo opened the court to pretrial services following the compliance of the 38- year-old sex abuse defendant. The defendant is... Read More