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Victims’ Families Erupt After Homicide Defendant Pleads Guilty for 6 Years in Prison

Details The sons of two people killed in a car crash protested, both in formal statements and in shouts from the audience, a plea agreement entered during a Nov. 10 hearing.... Read More

Defendant Prepares for Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt allowed counsel to switch a Nov. 3 proceeding from a trial readiness hearing to a status hearing to give the defense more time. Gerald... Read More

Heated Debate Breaks Out Between Prosecution and Defense Over Homicide Defendant’s Alleged Substance Abuse History

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied the defense’s motion to remove driving restrictions placed on a murder defendant due to an ambiguous mental health and substance abuse assessment. On... Read More

Judge Takes Back Release Option While Defendant Is Pending Vehicular Homicide Case

Details After learning that the defendant is awaiting another hearing for a vehicular homicide on Oct. 24, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe decided against releasing him. Karlos Bibb, 22, was... Read More

Leading Suspect Made Deal With Prosecutors Hours After Daughter was Murdered, Mother Says

Details On Oct. 19, a former detective testified in the fatal shooting of her 17-year-old daughter after the leading suspect made a deal with prosecutors. Robert Moses, 23, and 23-year-old James... Read More

COVID-19 Continues to Delay Hearing As Homicide Case Nears Trial

Details A motion hearing was delayed yet again, raising concerns that parties will not be ready to begin the homicide trial currently scheduled for Sept. 19. Eric Beasley, 31, is charged... Read More

Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun presided over a July 22 status hearing where a homicide defendant rejected a plea deal. Gary Rush, 40, is charged with second- degree murder... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant in Fatal Hit-And-Run Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced a man convicted of a fatal hit and run to 180 days in prison. Tylek Dunkins, 20, pleaded guilty to leaving after colliding... Read More

Homicide Defendant Pleads Guilty in Fatal Hit-And-Run Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan accepted a homicide defendant’s guilty plea in connection to fatally striking a pedestrian with a vehicle. Rosa Bishop, 35, waived her right to a... Read More

Document: Traffic Fatality That Killed Two People

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a traffic fatality that killed two people at the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, Northeast. At approximately 5:40 p.m., a... Read More

Defendant Charged in Deadly Traffic Accident Pleads Guilty to Non-Homicide Charges

Details Carlisha Elligan was initially charged with negligent homicide for her role in a fatal traffic accident but pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and reckless driving during a May... Read More

Document: 66-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed in Northwest, DC

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 10, 2022
Daily Stories | Traffic |

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating the death of a 66-year-old pedestrian who was struck by a Toyota Prius. The accident occurred at approximately 9:48 p.m. on May 8, according... Read More