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‘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

Judge Denies Motion To Suppress Juvenile Statements to Police, Deems Them Voluntary

Details DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs denied a juvenile’s motion to suppress statements made to the police in a non-custodial interview–that after her attorneys claimed she had been illegally detained... Read More

‘The Day Has Come to Hold Them Accountable,’ Says Prosecutor in Mass Shooting Case

Details The prosecution rebutted the closing statements of defense attorneys for Antonio Murchison and Mark Price before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Aug. 19, bringing an end to arguments... Read More

Homicide Defendant Testifies He Thought His House Was Under Attack

Details A murder defendant accused of killing a juvenile testified before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Aug. 14. Jason Lewis, 42, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, two... Read More

Witnesses Attest to Homicide Defendant’s Character

Details A jury heard multiple witnesses testify that a homicide defendant is a peaceful man dedicated to helping youth. The testimony came in a case involving a juvenile shooting victim argued... Read More

Document: MPD Arrests Suspect in Southeast Fatal Shooting

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 16-year-old Shamard Miller, who is charged as an adult with first-degree premeditaed murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the... Read More

Murder Trial Halted A Second Day Due to Jury Illness

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun delayed an ongoing murder trial for the second day on Aug. 6 because a juror is sick. Antonio Murchison, 31, and his co-defendant Mark... Read More

Nine-Year-Old Victim Testifies in Shooting Trial

Details A nine-year-old victim who is also a witness to a shooting testified in front of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Aug. 5. Deon Cannon, 29, is charged with... Read More

Two Mass Shootings Among Incidents Causing 24 Deaths in July

Details As of Aug. 5, D.C. Witness data shows there were 22 homicide incidents in July, claiming the lives of 24 individuals. There were also 26 non-fatal shooting victims, in 17... Read More

Judge Considers Severing One Suspect in a Multi-Defendant Juvenile Murder Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs told a juvenile’s attorney she is holding a motion to sever her murder case from four other girls in abeyance during an Aug. 1... Read More