Juveniles Archives - Page 5 of 36

Juror Facing Personal Emergency Replaced in Murder, Conspiracy Trial

Details In an ongoing conspiracy and homicide co-defendant trial DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt replaced an absent juror during a June 20 hearing and deliberations resumed as scheduled. Koran Jackson,... Read More

Judge Denies Juvenile Murder Defendant’s Request for Release

Details DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs denied a juvenile’s request to be transferred to a shelter from the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) in a June 18 hearing for... Read More

Document: Second Suspect Apprehended in Florida for March 2023 Double Fatal Shooting

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced a second suspect was arrested in connection to a March 7 shooting that killed two people and left another injured on the 2700 block... Read More

Judge Modifies Murder Codefendants’ Release Conditions

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun partially granted two codefendant’s motions to modify their release conditions during a June 7 hearing. Ashton Inabinet, 17, and Na’eem Butler, 20, are charged... Read More

Juvenile Shooting Case Dismissed Amid Plea Deal in Carjacking

By Adriana Marroquin - June 4, 2024
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Shooting |

Details A juvenile defendant accepted a plea deal in connection to a carjacking and associated shooting before DC Superior Court Judge James Crowell on June 4. The juvenile, a 15-year-old boy,... Read More

Judge Continues Detention for Teen Accused of Fatal Beating

Details DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs sided with prosecutors and ordered that a 13-year-old murder suspect should remain in the custody of the DC Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) agency until... Read More

Juvenile Charged With Multiple Carjackings Indicted, Arraigned, Gets Plea Offer

Details A 17-year-old boy charged as an adult in a series of carjackings was arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz on May 21. According to a release from the... Read More

Judge Says Juvenile ‘is the Person Who Killed Jihad Darden’

Details DC Superior Court Judge James Crowell pronounced a juvenile defendant guilty of seven charges in connection to a homicide at a May 21 hearing. “This killing was nothing short of... Read More

Defense Files Motion to Change Release Conditions in Second-Degree Murder Case

Details On March 8, a homicide defendant motioned to have release conditions temporarily modified before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. JD Wheeler, 23, is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree cruelty... Read More

In Spite of Lawyer’s Fears, Juvenile Murder Suspect Remains in Custody

Details Defense lawyer Will Howell argued that a 16-year-old juvenile murder suspect currently in detention was,“not a danger. He’s in danger.” Howell’s concerns were raised before DC Superior Court Judge Kendra... Read More

Document: MPD Arrests 14-Year-Old for Shooting Another Teen

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 17, 2024
Daily Stories | Documents | Juveniles | Shooting |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of a 14-year-old in connection to a shooting that injured a 16-year-old on April 26 on the 1500 block of Alabama Avenue,... Read More

Motion to Dismiss Charges Against Lead Defendant in COVID Juries Case Denied

Details Defense attorneys for Tony McClam,34, were back in court for a May 13 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe in a complex shooting case based on the constitutional... Read More