Juveniles Archives - Page 2 of 36

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

Document: MPD Makes Arrest in Northeast Shooting

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 30, 2024
Daily Stories | Documents | Juveniles | Shooting |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of a 14-year-old juvenile, who is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon in a shooting that occurred on Sept. 22, on... Read More

Juvenile Accused in Metro Station Murder Declared ‘Incompetent’ to Stand Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs declared that a juvenile murder suspect was currently “not competent to stand trial” in a brief hearing on Sept. 25. The determination was based... Read More

‘There’s A Blood Feud That Runs Deep,’ Judge Says in Sentencing Co-Defendants to More Than 100 Years For Shooting Spree

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced Tyiion Freeman to 108 years incarceration and Koran Jackson to 164 years on Sept. 13 for their involvement in a 2020 shooting spree... Read More

Juvenile Homicide Defendant Won’t Go to Court, Trial Delayed

Details DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs told a juvenile suspect’s attorney to remind him that “it is not optional to come to court,” during a Sept. 6 hearing. The 16-year-old... Read More

Prosecution Says Girls Were ‘Out Looking For A Victim’ in Juvenile Homicide Trial

Details A prosecutor told DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs on Sept. 5 that a group of juveniles was “out looking for a victim,” when they allegedly fatally beat a man... Read More