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Four Youth Diagnosed with COVID-19 at DYRS

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 14, 2020
Featured | Homicides | Juveniles |

Details Four youth, who are being held in custody at the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS), have been diagnosed, as of April 13, with the coronavirus, according to the District’s... Read More

Crime Alerts: April 13

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 14, 2020
Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Suspects |

Details As of April 13, D.C. Witness will begin tracking all crime alerts in the district. On April 13, D.C. Witness was able to record five alerts that came from the... Read More

D.C. Witness Report: Homicide Defendants and Pretrial Release

Details Judges didn’t release as many homicide defendants in 2019 as they did in 2018, data shows According to DC Code, Washington, DC criminal defendants cannot be held in jail from... Read More

Document: Police Investigate 2 Sunday Homicides

Details The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating two homicides that occurred on March 1. According to press releases, officers located 13-year-old Malachi Lukes suffering from a gunshot wound in the Shaw... Read More

Co-Defendants Plead Not Guilty and Request Trial

Details Co-defendants in a homicide case pleaded not guilty Feb. 28 and requested a jury trial. James Mayfield and Robert Moses are charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting... Read More

Judge Denies Motion for Bond in Murder Case

Details A judge denied a defense motion for a bond to be send for a murder defendant during a preliminary hearing. Kemonte Martin, 21, is charged with first-degree murder while armed... Read More

Murder Defendant Decides Not To Test Evidence

Details A juvenile murder defendant decided to waive his rights to independently test evidence. Malik Holston, 17, is charged with first-degree murder while armed which was especially heinous, atocious or cruel... Read More

Judge Orders Release of Murder Defendant

Details During a felony status conference on Feb. 18, a judge ordered the release of a murder defenedant. J’Whan Devontae Simpson, 17, is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting Domonique... Read More

19-year-old Pleads Guilty to Murder

Details A defendant pleaded guilty Feb. 14 and is awaiting sentencing. Elijah Jarmon pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for shooting Taquan Pinkney on the 2800 block of Stanton Road,... Read More

Defense Wants to Exclude Expert’s Opinion in Murder Case

Details During a trial readiness hearing on Feb. 13, the defense argued that an expert’s opinion should be excluded in a murder case. Dajuan Jones, 19, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Document: Homicide of an Infant in Brentwood

Details The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on the 1600 block of New York Avenue, NE. According to a press release, officers were notified that 11-month-old Makenzie... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in 2019 Benning Heights Homicide

Details On Jan. 8, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 21-year-old man in connection to a homicide that occurred in the Benning area of Washington, DC. According to a... Read More