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Shooting Defendant Needs Time to Deliberate Plea Offer

By Alex Garcia Pecina [former] , Cameron Horne [former] - November 4, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A shooting defendant told DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian he needed more time to discuss his plea agreement with his lawyer in a Nov. 1 hearing. Reginald Williams, 64,... Read More

Over Victim’s Son’s Objections, Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

Details A homicide defendant accepted a plea agreement extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Nov. 1. Michael Grayton, 42, was charged with first-degree murder while armed... Read More

Murder Defendant Rejects Second Plea Deal

Details Aaron Murchison rejected a plea deal offered by the prosecution in front of DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on Nov. 1. Murchison, 28, is charged with second-degree murder while... Read More

Judge Won’t Release Murder Defendant

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo denied a murder defendant’s request to be released on Nov. 1. D’Andre Montgomery, 18, and Eric Sheffield, 19, are charged with felony murder while... Read More

Prosecution and Defense Clash over Rescheduling Homicide Trial

Details Sylvia Smith, the defense attorney for homicide defendant Anthony Green, argued heatedly with prosecutors over the date for Green’s trial before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Nov. 1.... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Request to Modify Release Conditions Denied

Details A murder defendant was denied modified release conditions to pursue job and education opportunities in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Oct. 31. Jahi Settles, 23,... Read More

Post-COVID, Data Shows Plea Offer Acceptances Increased by 92 Percent in 2024

Details D.C. Witness data shows that plea agreements accepted between Jan. 1 and Oct. 12 this year as the pandemic receded, increased by 92 percent, in comparison to Jan. 1 through... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in a Northwest Homicide

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 26-year-old Tariq White, who is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 16-year-old... Read More

Shooting Defendant’s Probation Revocation Delayed

By Joseph Wolf [former] - October 31, 2024
Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan delayed a defendant’s probation revocation on Oct. 30 following a pending conviction, in order for his new defense attorney to make arguments on his... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial So Defendant Can Test For DNA

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo granted a defendant’s request to delay his trial until May 2025 to test DNA evidence, during an Oct. 30 hearing. Kevin Singletary, 32, is... Read More

Judge Delays Probable Cause Ruling in DC Jail Stabbing

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan delayed a probable cause ruling in a jail stabbing case following a hearing on Oct. 29. Koran Gregory, 20, and Byron Matthews, 19, are... Read More

Teen Defendant Pleads Guilty to Parking Garage Shooting

By Madelyn Nall [former] - October 30, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A teen defendant involved in a shooting pleaded guilty in front of DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on Oct. 30. Owen Mendez, 19, is charged with assault with a... Read More