By
Bridget Smith [former]
- July 3, 2024
Carjacking
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Daily Stories
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Suspects
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Details A carjacking defendant, who filed a motion to vacate or overturn his conviction, alleges his lawyer is related to the victim and failed to represent him effectively. The argument came... Read More
By
Emily Reed [former]
, Sonia Vazquez [former] - July 3, 2024
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details In response to discovery of evidence motions made by the defense in a homicide case, the prosecution argued before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun during a July 2 hearing... Read More
By
Emily Reed [former]
, Namita Nair [former] - July 3, 2024
Carjacking
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Robbery
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details A triple-carjacking defendant informed DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz on July 3 that he waived right to a speedy trial in order to be granted a new attorney. Taysean... Read More
By
Sofia Feigelson [former]
- July 3, 2024
Burglary
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Sex Abuse
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stabbing
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Suspects
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Details A defendant accepted a global plea deal in front of DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe in connection to stabbing, kidnapping and sexual abuse incidents, during a July 2 hearing.... Read More
By
Lourdes Camarillo [former]
, Thomas Hinton [former] - July 3, 2024
Daily Stories
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Homicides
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stabbing
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo granted a homicide defendant’s request for compassionate release due to steadily deteriorating health, during a July 3 hearing. Joseph Ballard, 60, is charged with... Read More
By
Gelela Tesfaye [former]
, Lindsay Mutzman [former] - July 3, 2024
Daily Stories
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stabbing
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a stabbing incident, despite his defense attorney’s claiming they arrested the wrong person, in... Read More
By
Belinda Miguel [former]
, Hope Hamerslough [former] - July 3, 2024
Carjacking
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Daily Stories
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details A carjacking defendant was sentenced to ten years by DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur in a July 2 hearing. Gianni Saunders, 21, was convicted of armed carjacking, two counts... Read More
By
Thomas Hinton [former]
, Mackenzie Konjoyan [former], Ben Dickson [former] - July 3, 2024
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Robbery
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a defendant’s request to postpone his trial on July 2 due to an acute shortage of available attorneys from the DC Public Defender... Read More
By
Lindsay Mutzman [former]
, Gelela Tesfaye [former] - July 3, 2024
Court
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Daily Stories
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stabbing
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Suspects
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann ordered a shooting defendant remain detained following his waiving a preliminary hearing during a July 2 hearing. Kevin Snead, 41, is charged with assault... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- July 3, 2024
Daily Stories
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Documents
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Homicides
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stabbing
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 22-year-old Tiffany Taylor Gray, who is charged with first-degree murder while armed – felony murder. for her alleged involvement in the... Read More
By
Adrianna Bhan [former]
- July 3, 2024
Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details A convicted shooter’s defense attorney requested DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian reconsider his “overly harsh” sentence during a July 2 hearing. Marquette Brown, 37, was initially charged with charged... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- July 3, 2024
Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Suspects
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Details On July 3, the Metropolitan Police Department arrested 53-year-old Derrick Dion Gladden and charged him with assault with a dangerous weapon (gun) for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting... Read More