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Shooting Defendant Waives Preliminary Hearing

Details Scotland Alston, who is accused of shooting a woman in the chest, legs and buttocks during an argument on a street corner, waived his right to a preliminary hearing before... Read More

Homicide Defendant Files Motion to Dismiss Case

Details A homicide defendant’s attorney filed a motion to dismiss the case, or reopen the preliminary hearing, based on a witness recanting statements to police, before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth... Read More

Motion to Dismiss Charges Against Lead Defendant in COVID Juries Case Denied

Details Defense attorneys for Tony McClam,34, were back in court for a May 13 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe in a complex shooting case based on the constitutional... Read More

Prosecution Seeks Timely Deposition for Witness in 1990 Cold Case Murder

Details A prosecutor in a decades-old murder case urged DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun to approve the deposition of a California witness, “the sooner, the better,” in a May 13... Read More

Document: MPD Investigating 2023 Assault as Homicide

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced they are now investigating a shooting incident that occurred on Oct. 12, 2023, on the 1800 block of 4th Street, NE, as a homicide.... Read More

‘We Already Got Enough Violence in These Streets,’ Says Eyewitness in Shooting Trial

By Sam Chodorow [former] - May 12, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details A defendant’s friend, who grew up in “a rough neighborhood” with him, testified she told him to turn himself in following a shooting, before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause for Fatal Stabbing, but Grants Suspect’s Release

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein agreed there was probable cause that 49-year-old Wali Shabazz was the perpetrator in a fatal stabbing. Shabazz is charged with second-degree murder while armed... Read More

Prosecutors ‘Don’t Care About the Delay,’ Says Defense in 2010 Murder Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein delayed a homicide trial, which was slated to begin May 20, by almost a year due to pending motions. Kavon Young, 33, is charged... Read More

Prosecution Says Slang Texts Describe Failed Shooting in Murder, Conspiracy Pattern

Details Prosecutors introduced text messages allegedly between a defendant and an associate regarding a “hit” connected to three co-defendants in a homicide and conspiracy trial . The evidence was presented before... Read More

Prosecutors Insist Juvenile is Guilty of Homicide, Despite Defense Attorneys Blaming Older Brother

Details During closing arguments in a juvenile homicide trial, prosecutors insisted the defendant is guilty of all charges, despite his attorneys blaming his older brother before DC Superior Court Judge James... Read More

Three Adolescents Accused in Senior Victim’s Fatal Beating Get a Trial Date

Details DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs set a murder trial date of June 24 for three girls, one 12-years-old and the other two, 13, in a May 8 hearing. Meanwhile,... Read More

Not Guilty of Shooting Says Defendant

By Adriana Marroquin - May 8, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A shooting defendant was arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur, on May 8. Marvin Smith, 31, is charged with aggravated assault knowingly while armed, possession of a firearm... Read More