Policy

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 26, 2019
Court | Homicides | Policy |

Details During a hearing April 25, a teenage murder defendant pleaded guilty for his role in the death of a man who was killed outside of his grandmother’s home. Jamal Blocker... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 23, 2019
Court | Homicides | Policy | Suspects |

Details Amid undisclosed case developments and a motion to continue, a DC Superior Court judge pushed back a juvenile’s murder trial. According to a Metropolitan Police Department press release, a juvenile... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 18, 2019
Court | Homicides | Policy | Suspects |

Details During a status hearing April 17,  a DC Superior Court judge set a trial date for a murder case that the prosecution says may be gang-related. Joshua Artis is charged... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 22, 2019
Court | Homicides | Policy | Suspects |

Details During a hearing Feb. 22, a D.C. Superior Court judge sentenced a 43-year-old man to eight years in prison for fatally shooting a teenager, who was less than half his... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 15, 2019
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Details After serving more than 24 years in prison for orchestrating a mass shooting in 1994, a defendant was released from prison Feb. 12 and ordered to serve five years on... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 7, 2019
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Details During a hearing Feb. 7, a DC Superior Court judge ordered a teenager be transferred from a juvenile facility to DC Jail, per the prosecution’s request. Elijah Jarmon is charged... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - January 31, 2019
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Details A D.C. Superior Court judge denied the defense’s request Jan. 30 to sentence two men under the Youth Rehabilitation Act of 2018. Apparently, the men were sentenced under the Youth... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - January 29, 2019
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Details A judge sentenced Jan. 25 a man to 167 months, or about 14 years, for the death of another man in 2015. John James, 27, pleaded guilty in October of 2018... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - January 25, 2019
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Details A D.C. Superior Court judge sentenced a man Jan. 25 to 18 months in prison for running a red light and fatally striking a 64-year-old man who was riding his... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - January 23, 2019
Court | Homicides | Policy | Suspects |

Details On Jan. 22, a prosecutor agreed to an indictment deadline in a murder case.  Eric Smith is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 38-year-old Rondell Wills on... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - January 11, 2019
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Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced Jan. 11 a man to eight years in prison for murdering another man in 2015. Rodney Baggott pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - January 9, 2019
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Details The criminal history score takes multiple facets of information into consideration, starting with whether or not the defendant has a prior conviction. The score is determined by the severity of... Read More