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In Turning Down Speedy Trial Dismissal, Judge Says Prosecutors Weren’t ‘Foot-Dragging’

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo denied a homicide defendant’s motion to dismiss the case based on an alleged violation of his right to speedy trial rights in a hearing... Read More

‘I’m Not Getting Nothing Out of It,’ Says Incarcerated Witness in Homicide Trial

Details The only individual who could identify the defendants in a homicide testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Aug. 29. Ky’lee Palmer, 25, also... Read More

Document: MPD Investigating Northeast Homicide

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced their current investigation into a Northeast homicide. On August 28, 2024, around 3:15 p.m, officers discovered an unconscious adult male in the 3200 block... Read More

Document: MPD Investigating Fatal Southeast Shooting

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced it is investigating a fatal shooting in Southeast Washington D.C. The incident occurred on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at approximately 6:58 p.m. MPD officers... Read More

Ex-Girlfriend Won’t Confirm Homicide Suspect’s Confession in Court

Details A homicide defendant’s ex-girlfriend, who is also his child’s mother, testified regarding their relationship and his alleged confession before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on... Read More

Document: MPD Arrests Suspect in Southeast Shooting

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 29, 2024
Daily Stories | Documents | Shooting | Suspects |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of a suspect involved in a Southeast shooting that occurred on July 24, 2024. On that date, at approximately 6:50 p.m., MPD... Read More

Homicide Defendant Pleads Guilty To Voluntary Manslaughter

Details A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal to a lesser charge before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Aug. 28. Terrance Prue, 22, was originally charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Prosecutors Are Running a ‘Smear Campaign’ Against Homicide Defendant, Says Defense

Details Parties delivered opening statements, and witnesses testified in a contentious homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Aug. 27. Ky’lee Palmer, 25, and Aaron Adgerson, 21, are... Read More

Defense Charges Negligence, Wants Dismissal in Double Homicide Case

Details A prosecution request to delay a double-homicide trial was met with charges of negligence by the defense and a motion to dismiss the case. The arguments were made in a... Read More

Shooting Defendant Admits Noncompliance, Probation Revoked

By - August 27, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe revoked a non-fatal shooting defendant’s probation in an Aug. 23 hearing for noncompliance while on release. On Jan. 29, 2021, Jordan Therman, 25, pleaded... Read More

Murder Defendant Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment

Details A homicide defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges on Aug. 27 before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Yazmin Owens, 24, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed... Read More

Parties Agree Non-Fatal Shooting Verdict Depends on ID’ing Defendant

By Laura Berol - August 27, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details In their closing arguments on Aug. 26, the prosecution and defense in Marquez Beasley‘s non-fatal shooting trial before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein agreed that the jury’s verdict will... Read More