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Manslaughter Defendant Sentenced After Plea to 10 Years in ‘Nefarious’ Stabbing

Details Cynthia Battle, 54 was sentenced to 10 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on Dec. 12. Battle was originally charged... Read More

Document: 85-Year-Old Man Arrested After Killing

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest has been made in connection to the death of an 81-year-old woman on Dec. 10 on the 1300 block of Corcoran Street,... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in Southeast Stabbing

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced a woman was arrested in connection to a fatal stabbing that occurred on the 900 block of 5th Street, SE, on Dec. 5. According... Read More

Defendant Sentenced to Ten Years for Fatally Stabbing Uncle

Details On Dec. 6, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced a homicide defendant charged in connection to his uncle’s stabbing to ten years imprisonment. Marcus Isom, 44, was originally charged... Read More

Prosecutor Derides ‘Ludicrous’ Claims a Murder Witness Is the Killer

Details On Dec. 5, a defense attorney accused an eyewitness of murder during closing statements in a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Marquette Jordan, 32, is charged with... Read More

Juvenile Homicide Defendant Accepts Plea Offer

Details On Dec. 4, a juvenile charged in connection to the fatal stabbing of another juvenile accepted a plea offer extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld. The... Read More

Case Acquitted: Defendant in Shooting and Stabbing Case Acquitted

Details This case was acquitted on Dec. 1, 2023. On Dec. 1, a defendant charged in relation to a shooting and stabbing incident was acquitted of all charges by a jury. ... Read More

Victim’s Sister Offers Emotional Testimony in Homicide Retrial

Details On Dec. 4, more witness testimony, including from the victim’s sister, was presented in a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Marquette Jordan, 32, is charged with... Read More

Defense Plans to Contest Competency Finding for Homicide Suspect

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 4, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details On Dec. 1, homicide defendant Huey Bandy’s defense attorneys announced that while he was found mentally competent, they may be challenging the decision. Bandy, 52, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Lead Detective Testifies In 2018 Homicide Case

Details On Nov. 30, a lead detective in a homicide investigation testified about a “frightened” eyewitness to a 2018 homicide case. Marquette Jordan, 32, is charged with second-degree murder while armed,... Read More

Case Acquitted: More Testimony in Shooting and Stabbing Trial

Details This case was acquitted on Dec. 1, 2023. On Nov. 30, parties gave closing arguments in the shooting and stabbing case of Randy Deleon before DC Superior Court Judge Michael... Read More

Witness Testifies He Saw Defendant Stab Homicide Victim

Details On Nov. 29, a witness testified he saw a homicide defendant stab the victim during a physical altercation in a 2018 murder trial argued before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey... Read More