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Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on Aug. 14, at approximately 9:45 p.m., on the 3900 block of 4th Street, SE. MPD officers responded to the... Read More

Plea Negotiations Begin in Stabbing Case

Details Parties announced that they are beginning negotiations to resolve a stabbing case at an Aug. 8 hearing. Cana Browne, 25, is charged with second-degree murder while armed with a sharp... Read More

Defense Attorney Requests to Withdraw from 2018 Homicide Case

Details During an Aug. 5 hearing, a defense attorney filed a motion to withdraw as counsel in a 2018 homicide case. Marquette Jordan, 31, is accused of stabbing 40-year-old Ivan Lynch... Read More

Judge Orders Competency Eval for Murder Defendant

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun ordered an inpatient mental competency evaluation for a homicide defendant. Joseph Melton, 53, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, assault with a dangerous... Read More

Judge Gives Prosecution Time for Indictment, Continues Hearing

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun continued a felony status conference. Christian Monge, 25, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 31-year-old Brittanie Clark. The case was... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Killing His Girlfriend

Details During a July 22 hearing, a defendant pleaded guilty to one count voluntary manslaughter while armed. On Feb. 8, 2021, Ronald Miller, 43, stabbed his 28-year-old girlfriend, Tiffany Hardy, to... Read More

Prosecutor Expects Indictment For Murder Case in 3-Months

Details The prosecution announced that an indictment was expected for a murder defendant. Marcus Isom, 42, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing his 67-year-old uncle, Michael Stover,... Read More

June Homicides Decreases by 30 Percent from May

Details D.C. Witness data shows an approximately 30 percent decrease in homicides in June from the previous month. There were 19 homicides in June, down from the 27 homicides recorded in... Read More

Man Turns Himself in Twice After Stabbing Pregnant Daughter’s Sexual Abuser

Details Huey Bandy, 51, was charged with first-degree murder, however Judge Robert Okun lowered the potential charge to second-degree-murder due to not enough probable cause for the former charge. On June... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Homicide Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton C. Lee found probable cause in a 2021 homicide case after testimony from the lead detective at a July 7 preliminary hearing. Alvin Alexis Cruz-Garcia,... Read More

Document: Decedent Identified in Northeast Shooting

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on July 9 on the 1600 block of New York Avenue, NE. At approximately 2:40 a.m., officers located 23-year-old Brittany... Read More

Judge Finds Substantial Probability in Brutal Stabbing Case

Details During a preliminary hearing on July 8, DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz found substantial probability in a murder case based on the defendant’s identification from two witnesses. Cana Browne,... Read More