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Judge Modifies Homicide Defendant’s Release Conditions, Removing Him from Supervision Program

Details A DC Superior Court judge modified the release conditions of a homicide defendant during a hearing on Sept. 13. On Oct. 25, 2021, the Metropolitan Police Department received calls about... Read More

Following Defendant’s Refusal to Participate, Judge Schedules Final Competency Screening

Details During a Sept. 12 mental observation hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun ordered a preliminary screening for the defendant, a “third and final” attempt to assess his competency. Joseph... Read More

Defense Suggests Two Assailants, Medical Examiner Says Otherwise

By Jennifer Ollmann [former] - September 9, 2022
Court | Homicides | stabbing |

Details A homicide trial continued on Sept. 9 with the prosecution calling four witnesses to the stand. Edward Brown, 60, is charged with first-degree murder of a senior citizen while armed,... Read More

Defendant Accepts Guilty Plea Deal for Voluntary Manslaughter in Baby Mother’s Death

Details During a Sept. 8 hearing, a homicide defendant pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter and carrying a dangerous weapon outside a home. Carl Jones, 45, was initially charged... Read More

Stabbing Was In Self Defense, Homicide Defendant Says

Details During a Sept. 8 hearing, a murder defendant pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder on the basis of self-defense. Rodney Lindsay, 55, is charged with second-degree murder while armed after... Read More

As Trial Begins for Homicide Case, Judge Dismisses Juror

Details Shortly after a homicide trial began on Sept. 7, a juror informed DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt that she and the defendant were distantly related. Since the relation created... Read More

Defense Requests Uncensored Evidence Pending 2023 Trial

Details Ronald B. Resetartis requested the prosecution release uncensored evidence and a statement that one of the witnesses in the case told detectives. Thomas Fields Jr., 36, is charged with first degree... Read More

Judge Excludes Knife From Case, Trial Set to Begin for Homicide

Details During a Sept. 6 hearing, D.C. Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt responded to the defense’s motions in a 2018 homicide case. Edward Brown, 61, was charged with the robbery of... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in Homicide

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives made an arrest in a homicide that occurred on Aug. 14, on the 3900 block of 4th Street, SE. At approximately 9:45 p.m., officers located 41-year-old... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty in Homicide Case

Details During an Aug. 23 hearing, a defendant pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter while armed. On March 24, 2018, Metropolitan Police Department officers found 31-year-old Derrick Wright stabbed... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in Georgetown Shooting

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives arrested a man in connection to a shooting that occurred on Jan. 31, on the 3200 block of M Street, NW. At approximately 6:13 p.m., officers... Read More

Parties Hold Off Scheduling Preliminary Hearing Date

Details Parties held off scheduling a preliminary hearing date for a defendant charged with murder for the stabbing death of a 42-year-old man. Michael Dolson, 37, is charged with second-degree murder... Read More