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Shooting Defendant Accepts Plea Deal, Following Mistrial

By Adriana Marroquin - May 8, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A shooting defendant, who was granted a mistrial after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict, accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on May... Read More

Murder Defendant Waives Preliminary Hearing

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt accepted a homicide defendant’s waiver of his right to a preliminary hearing on May 5. Derek Turrentine, 42, is charged with first-degree murder premeditated... Read More

Prosecutors Show Emotional Videos of Fatal Shooting Aftermath

Details The prosecution introduced emotional footage of the aftermath of a fatal-shooting from Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers’ body-worn cameras during a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on... Read More

Plea Offer Would Wipe Out Most of 57 Counts Against Shooting, Robbery Suspect

Details Prosecutors offered to drop virtually every charge against 19-year-old Rodney Bennett in return for a plea deal that would virtually eliminate a 57-count indictment against the shooting and robbery suspect.... Read More

Murder Co-Defendants Plead Not Guilty at Arraignment

Details Two murder co-defendants pleaded not guilty to all indictment charges before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on May 2. Eric Sheffield, 20, and D’Andre Montgomery, 19, are charged with... Read More

Homicide Victim’s Wife Calls Stabbing Defendant ‘Malicious and Wild,’ Still Released to Home Confinement

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan released a fatal stabbing defendant to home confinement, despite the victim’s family opposing it, during a hearing on May 2. Vanessa Bonaparte, 32, is... Read More

Stabbing Defendant Rejects Plea, Highlights Drug Treatment Success

By Sophia Cooper - May 7, 2025
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details A defendant accused of a stabbing rejected a plea deal and opted to proceed to trial during a hearing on May 5 before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. John... Read More

Murder Defendant Waives Right to Preliminary Hearing

Details A murder defendant’s attorney alerted DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on May 2 of his intent to waive his right to a preliminary hearing. Korin Agnew, 36, is charged... Read More

Third Co-Defendant Arraigned in 30-Year-Old Murder

Details A third co-defendant in a 30-year-old homicide case entered a not-guilty plea during a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on May 6. Jeffrey Edelen, Ron Wright, 50,... Read More

Homicides Increase in April

Details D.C. Witness data shows a dramatic uptick in homicides in the month of April. Data shows that homicides increased from four homicide incidents in March to nine incidents in April.... Read More

Judge Rules Teen Suspect Probably Committed Delivery Service Shooting

By Jeff Levine - May 7, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan found Michael Alexander, 19, was likely responsible for a shooting that could easily have turned into a murder. “Mr. Alexander intended to kill the... Read More

Judge Lambastes Police For Losing Car As Evidence in Homicide Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman was at a loss to understand how a blue Honda that belonged to a murder victim mysteriously disappeared from police custody. The car that... Read More