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Video Evidence Shows Homicide Defendant Participating in Jail Stabbing

Details On Feb. 24, a judge denied bond to a first-degree murder defendant as a recent video shows him jumping over a table and stabbing another inmate while in D.C. Jail. ... Read More

Judge Releases Defendant in Homicide Case After Determining Eligibility

Details During a felony status conference on Feb. 16, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan released the defendant in a homicide case after his eligibility for the high-intensity supervision program (HISP)... Read More

Family Gives Emotional Victim Impact Statements Before Sentencing In Homicide Case

Details On Feb. 10, DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee sentenced a defendant to 23 years in prison for second-degree murder while armed after the family of the victim gave multiple... Read More

Judge Advocates for Defendant in Murder Case

Details D.C. Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt advocated for a defendant’s right to discuss a plea deal with his attorneys during a Feb. 9 hearing in a murder case. Micheal Dolson,... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter

Details Rodney T. Lindsay pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on Feb. 7 at the D.C. Superior Court. Lindsay, 55, was originally charged with second-degree murder while armed for stabbing Terrance Gause,... Read More

Homicide Trial Pushed Back Over a Year

Details A homicide defendant’s trial was pushed back to over a year later in a status hearing on Feb. 3. Kenneth Stewart, 61, is charged with the first-degree murder while armed... Read More

Plea Bargain Upsets Victim’s Family in Homicide Case

Details A victim’s family and friends spoke out against a plea deal in a homicide case during a trial readiness hearing on Feb. 3. Collin Potter, 30, is charged with the... Read More

Preliminary Hearing Date Set for Murder Defendant

Details During a status hearing on Feb. 1, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan scheduled a preliminary hearing for the second-degree murder case along with discussing a motion for release previously... Read More

Defendant Waived Presence for Murder Status Hearing

By Adriana Marroquin , Mariam Kamate [former] - January 27, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details On Jan. 27, a defendant waived her presence during a hearing for second-degree murder. Wayneice Ellis, 30, is facing charges for second-degree murder while armed for her alleged involvement in a... Read More

Court Process for Fatal Stabbing Case Continues

Details A status hearing on Jan. 23 reported timely progression in the case of a 2018 homicide. Antonio Jackson, 36, has been held at DC Jail since 2018 in connection to... Read More

Homicide Defendant Continues to Refuse Mental Competency Exam

Details A homicide defendant continued to refuse to take a mental competency exam on Jan. 24, leaving the prosecution to question his intentions. Joseph Melton, 54, is being accused of allegedly... Read More

Judge Moves Homicide Defendant’s Court Date

Details Homicide defendant, Kenneth Stewart’s trial has been moved from Feb. 13 to Feb. 21. Stewart, 61, is accused of stabbing Connecticut man Courtney Jones, 54, on July 23, 2020, on... Read More