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Judge Finds Probable Cause in 2023 Homicide Case

Details On Aug. 10, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein held a preliminary hearing to determine if there’s probable cause Daniel Chapman should stand trial for his alleged involvement in a... Read More

Juvenile Among 26 Homicide Suspects in July

Details D.C. Witness tallied 26 homicides and 19 non-fatal shootings in July. All in all, there were sixty victims in these incidents including two that were stabbed to death. The Metropolitan... Read More

Retrial in 2018 Murder Case Delayed as Defendant Seeks New Counsel

Details On Aug. 7, Marquette Jordan’s murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt was postponed so a new defense lawyer could be appointed. Jordan, 32, is charged with second-degree... Read More

Case Acquitted: Five Witnesses Testify in a Fatal Stabbing Case

Details This case was acquitted on Aug. 15, 2023. On Aug. 7, five witnesses testified in 2021 homicide case before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Jermaine Washington, 39, is charged... Read More

Murder Case Linked to Child Enticement Delayed Until 2024

Details On Aug. 3, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo granted the defense’s motion to delay a murder trial so they could have DNA evidence in the case independently tested. Warren... Read More

Judge Doesn’t Send Murder Suspect to Mental Hospital

Details In a mental observation hearing on Aug. 3, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe decided against sending defendant Huey Bandy to St. Elizabeths Hospital for in-patient psychiatric evaluation. Bandy, 52,... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in a Homicide 2300 Block of L’Enfant Square, Southeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch have arrested and charged 35-year-old Daniel Chapman with second degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in a July 22 stabbing on... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in a Homicide 1600 Block of Benning Road, Northeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch arrested and charged 59-year-old Joseph Ballard with second degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in a July 28 stabbing on the... Read More

Judge Excludes Robbery Evidence from Retrial in 2018 Homicide Case

Details On July 28, D.C. Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt agreed to remove robbery evidence from a homicide retrial. Marquette Jordan, 32, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, robbery while... Read More

Document: Homicide: 2300 Block of L’Enfant Square, Southeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch is seeking the public’s assistance with information regarding a homicide that occurred on July 22 on the 2300 block of L’Enfant Square, SE.... Read More

Defendant Pleads Not Guilty to Gruesome 1992 Murder

Details On July 20, Ron Wright pled not-guilty to his involvement in a 1992 homicide. Wright, 48, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed and felony murder in the alleged... Read More

Defendant Pleads Not Guilty to All Charges in 2021 Homicide

Details On July 14, a defendant in a 2021 homicide case was arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Tywan Morris, 27, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, carrying... Read More