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Judge Releases Assault Defendant After Substantial Probability Not Found

By Graham Krewinghaus - December 1, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee released a defendant when the prosecutor failed to demonstrate substantial probability that he was the offender in a Nov. 29 hearing. Cedric Brockington, 17,... Read More

Homicide Defendant Pending Review For Release

Details On Nov. 29, defense attorney Brian McDaniel said his client is under review for release due to his active and good conduct at the DC Jail’s Central Detention Facility. Jalen... Read More

Defendant Involved in Non-Fatal Shooting Rejects Prosecutor’s Plea Offer

Details On Nov. 8, a non-fatal shooting defendant decided to reject the prosecution’s final plea offer. Emanuel Leyton Picon, 22, is charged with assault with the intent to kill for the... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause In Assault Case Following Detective’s Testimony

Details DC Superior Court Magistrate Judge Renee Raymond found probable cause in an assault with a dangerous weapon case during a Nov. 1 preliminary hearing. Nigel Pulliam, 29, is charged with... Read More

Homicide Defendant Enters Guilty Plea for Lower Charge

Details On Oct. 28, DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee accepted a defendant’s decision to accept a plea agreement from the prosecution in regard to a 2016 homicide case. Xavier Hamilton,... Read More

Defense Challenges Prosecution’s Link to Murder Defendant

Details In an Oct. 24 jury trial, the defense challenged an eyewitness on his initial description of a defendant, and an expert witness relayed statistical findings that weakly linked a sweatshirt... Read More

Leading Suspect Made Deal With Prosecutors Hours After Daughter was Murdered, Mother Says

Details On Oct. 19, a former detective testified in the fatal shooting of her 17-year-old daughter after the leading suspect made a deal with prosecutors. Robert Moses, 23, and 23-year-old James... Read More

Additional Witnesses Introduced Day Before Homicide Trial

Details Both parties sought to include additional witnesses and evidence during an Oct. 11 motion hearing in preparation for an upcoming murder trial. Each party claimed the other’s new witness was... Read More

Judge Grants Continuance in Armed Assault Due to Co-Defendant’s COVID Quarantine

By Ashley Brown - October 6, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee granted a continuance for parties involved in an armed assault due to one of the co-defendants being quarantined at the DC Jail. The 19-year-old and... Read More

Witnesses Connect Co-Defendants in Series of Homicides

Details During an Oct. 4 jury trial, the prosecution presented several critical pieces of evidence found in a homicide defendant’s call history that linked him to his co-defendant. Derek Turner, 31,... Read More

Judge Rejects Homicide Defendant’s Request for Home Confinement

Details On Sept. 28, a homicide defendant rejected the prosecution’s plea deal, arguing for his release. David Hahqwon Beale, 24, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm... Read More

Document: Police Arrest Suspects for Non-fatal Shooting

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 30, 2022
Daily Stories | Documents | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department arrested two 22-year-olds on Sept. 30. According to a press release, the suspects are being charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (gun) for... Read More