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Shooting Suspect Claims Self-Defense as Trial Begins

By Madelyn Nall - November 6, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A jury trial began for a shooting defendant before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on Nov. 4. Deon Jenkins, 46, is charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm, carrying... Read More

D.C. Witness Investigation Finds Lawyers For The Indigent Beset by What the Court Calls, ‘An Exceptional Circumstance’

By Jeff Levine - November 6, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Featured | Suspects |

Details Louis Wesson, 28, has found himself in the DC Superior Court’s presentment hearings before and it has not been a happy experience. His latest encounter with the criminal justice system... Read More

‘He Tried to Make Me Stab Myself,’ Says Victim

By Cameron Horne - November 5, 2024
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | stabbing | Suspects |

Details The victim in a violent stabbing case testified that the defendant “tried to make me stab myself” in a Nov. 5 trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Devan... Read More

Evidence of Gang Affiliation Hangs on Judge’s Ruling in a Homicide

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan delayed her ruling on a motion to allow the prosecution to present evidence connecting a murder defendant to a gang during a hearing on... Read More

Judge Allows Defendant to Split Time Between His Home and His Sister’s

By Adriana Marroquin - November 5, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan allowed a stabbing defendant to split his time on release between his own house and his sister’s in a Nov. 5 hearing. Herbert Young,... Read More

Witness Testifies Victim Was ‘Being Held Captive,’ by Boyfriend in Stabbing Case

By Tyler Davis - November 5, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details A witness in a stabbing case testified the victim was “being held captive” by her boyfriend in a jury trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Nov. 4. ... Read More

Document: MPD Arrests Juveniles in Armed Carjackings

By D.C. Witness Staff - November 5, 2024
Carjacking | Daily Stories | Juveniles | Suspects |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 16-year-old Antonio Gaither and 17-year-old Derrick West, who are charged with multiple counts of armed carjackings for incidents that occurred between... Read More

Jury Acquits Shooting Defendant on All Charges

Details A jury delivered a not-guilty verdict on all 11 charges in a mass shooting case that resulted in one death and three injuries before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun... Read More

‘I Hope You Conquer This,’ Says Judge in Sentencing For Drug-Induced Stabbing

By Madelyn Nall - November 5, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details A stabbing defendant was sentenced to 18 months by DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro on Nov. 1. A’Quino Boyd, 36, was originally charged with assault with a dangerous... Read More

Judge Won’t Exclude Medical Examiner’s Testimony in Murder Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a defendant’s request to exclude, or limit, the medical examiner’s testimony during trial in a Nov. 1 hearing. Rafeal Stevens, 39, is charged... Read More

Judge Won’t Release Shooting Defendant

By Kelsey Ball - November 5, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann denied the release request of a shooting defendant on Nov. 1, claiming he committed an “extremely dangerous offense” that makes him a potential threat... Read More

Non-Fatal Stabbing Defendant Successfully Completes Sentence

By Maren Fagan - November 5, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details A defendant completed the final requirement of his sentence for a probation show cause hearing, successfully resolving the case before DC Superior Court Judge Tanya Jones Bosier on Nov. 4.... Read More