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Homicide Defendant’s Motion to Remove GPS Tracker Denied

Details On Sept. 21, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a homicide defendant’s request to remove his GPS tracker. Julian Ruffin, 31, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for... Read More

Document: Man Arrested in Homicide of Missing Person

Details On Sept. 19, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested and charged 27-year-old Lewis Jones with first-degree murder while armed – felony murder and second-degree murder while armed for his alleged... Read More

Defendant ‘Accepts the Consequences’ of His ActionS During Sentencing

Details On Sept. 15, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo sentenced Collin Potter to 16 years in prison with five years of supervised release. Potter, 31, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder... Read More

Judge Releases Homicide Defendant For Drug Treatment

Details On Sept. 18, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt granted a homicide defendant’s request for release into an in-patient drug treatment program. Joseph Ballard, 59, is charged with second-degree murder... Read More

Judge Denies Motion to Drop Charges in Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On Sept. 13, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a motion filed on behalf of the defendant, Dominic Copeland, to drop the case against him. Copeland, 33, is charged... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea Deal for 2021 Stabbing

Details On Sep 13, a defendant accepted a plea offer in connection to a 2021 killing. Christian Monge, 27, was originally charged with second-degree murder while armed, and carrying a dangerous... Read More

One Mass Shooting, Two Stabbings Among Homicides in DC in August

Details D.C. Witness recorded a total of 45 non-fatal shootings and homicides for the month of August. Of those, 30 were homicides. Twenty-eight homicides stemmed from shootings, and two were stabbings. ... Read More

Second-Degree Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Offer

Details During a status hearing on Sept. 8, defendant Cynthia Battle, 54, accepted a prosecution plea offer. Battle is charged with second-degree murder while armed for her alleged involvement in the... Read More

Judge Orders New Competency Hearing for ‘Uncooperative’ Shooting Defendant

Details DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz ordered a shooting suspect to cooperate with those administering a repeat mental exam during a Sept. 6 hearing. Andrew Parsons, 28, is charged with... Read More

Defendant Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ During Arraignment

Details On Sept. 1, Stephen Herring was arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo. Herring, 23, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing... Read More

Document: Homicide: 100 Block of M Street, Northeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is investigating a homicide that occurred on Aug. 22 on the 100 block of M Street, NE. According to MPD documents, officers responded... Read More

Defendant in Teen Stabbing Murder Remains in ‘Secure Detention.’

Details DC Superior Court Judge James Crowell IV ruled that the adolescent Maryland girl accused in the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Naima Liggon be detained awaiting trial. The 16-year-old suspect’s name... Read More