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Defendant Waives Right to Independently Test DNA Evidence in Homicide Case

By Keirah Chen , Allyson Nelles - January 22, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details A homicide defendant waived his right to independently test DNA evidence on Jan. 17, in front of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt at a status hearing. Demonte Gibson, 27,... Read More

Defendant Sentenced to 13 Years, Six Months, Following Manslaughter Plea

By Allyson Nelles , Keirah Chen - January 22, 2025
Carjacking | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced a defendant to 13-and-a-half years for his involvement in manslaughter on Jan. 17. On Aug. 2, 2024, Delonte Jackson, 25, pleaded guilty to... Read More

Defendant Shot Murder Victim ‘In Cold Blood,’ Prosecution Says in Closing

Details The jury trial for a shooting defendant ended with closing arguments before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Jan. 21. Idrissa Fall, 38, also known as Idy, is charged... Read More

Judge Orders Mental Assessment for Homicide Defendant

Details DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz ordered a mental health evaluation for a homicide defendant, following his defense attorney’s request during a Jan. 17 hearing. Gerald Brevard, 33, is charged... Read More

Murder Suspect’s Release Bid Denied Despite Good Conduct Report

Details DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman denied a murder defendant’s motions, including an emergency release from jail, during a hearing on Jan. 17. Corde Fitzhugh, 25, is charged with two... Read More

Murder Suspect’s Release Modified For Employment

Details DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman granted a murder defendant’s request to modify his release conditions during a Jan. 17 hearing. Karim Ibrahim, 21, is charged with second-degree murder while... Read More

Homicide Victim’s Mother Testifies ‘Things Were Becoming Different,’ Between Daughter and Defendant at Trial

Details A homicide victim’s mother testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Jan. 16 about the deteriorating relationship between her daughter and the man suspected... Read More

Judge Allows Prosecutor to Use Defendant’s Texts, Videos in Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz granted in part a prosecutor’s motion to introduce text and video evidence in a fatal shooting trial, during a hearing on Jan. 14. Ernest... Read More

‘I Tried to Get Us to Safety,’ Homicide Victim’s Best Friend Testifies in Trial

Details A homicide victim’s best friend, who witnessed the fatal shooting, and a medical examiner testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Jan. 15. Idrissa... Read More

Judge Releases Homicide Defendant, Despite Finding Probable Cause

Details DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a homicide but allowed him to be released, during a hearing on Jan. 14.... Read More

Prosecutors Say Homicide Victim ‘Never Saw it Coming’ at Trial

Details Parties delivered opening statements, and multiple law enforcement witnesses testified, before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Jan. 14. Idrissa Fall, 37, is charged with... Read More

Youth Worker Sentenced to 12-and-a-Half Years for Teen Manslaughter

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein sentenced a manslaughter defendant to 12-and-a-half years of incarceration on Jan. 10 in a case characterized by ironies. Jason Lewis, 42, was found guilty... Read More