Juveniles Archives - Page 20 of 35

Forensic Specialists Testify at Murder Trial

Details Two Department of Forensic Science (DFS) personnel testified during a trial for the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy. The man who tried to help the victim after he was... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Metro Station Sexual Assaults

Details A defendant entered guilty pleas in a series of sexual assaults at the Chinatown-Gallery Place metro station. Morgan Olah pleaded guilty to second-degree child sex abuse, two counts of misdemeanor... Read More

Judge Finds Substantial Probability in Mass Shooting Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge found substantial probability cause in a mass shooting case where the defendant is accused of killing 6-year-old Nyiah Courtney. Marktwan Hargraves is charged with second-degree... Read More

Metropolitan Police Department Officer Arrested for Child Sex Abuse

Details A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer was arrested for first-degree child sex abuse on Dec. 6. The 49-year-old Maryland resident had been employed with the MPD since 2001, according to... Read More

Trial for Man Accused of Murdering 11-Year-Old Begins

Details Parties delivered their opening arguments in a trial for the man accused of fatally shooting an 11-year-old boy. Tony McClam is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the death... Read More

Plans Change for Murder Trial After New Lawyer Joins Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge rescheduled a murder trial to begin approximately one month later to accommodate a second defense lawyer who was recently appointed. James Mayfield and Robert Moses,... Read More

Judge Denies Defense Motion on DNA Testing in Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied a defense motion in a murder case to conduct DNA testing and stop the prosecution from consuming DNA evidence in light of the Department... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in Homicide

Details Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officials have made an arrest in relation to a Nov. 8 homicide. At approximately 8:20 p.m. officers responded to the 1600 block of R Street, SE,... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Child Sex Abuse Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled domestic violence defendant charged with multiple sexual abuse offenses to go before a jury in October. The defendant is charged with first-degree sexual abuse,... Read More

80 Homicides Happened in First 5 Months of 2021, Data Shows

Details There were 80 homicides in DC from the beginning of this year through the end of May, according to D.C. Witness data. As of June 1, 2020, a year with... Read More

15-Year-Old Girl Gets Maximum Sentence for Murder of UberEats Driver

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a 15-year-old girl to the maximum sentence allowed for felony murder in juvenile cases. The girl, who was 15 at the time of the... Read More

Trial Schedule for Juvenile Charged in Homicide

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a trial for a juvenile murder case. The defendant is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of Richard Bangura on the 2400 block... Read More