Uncategorized Archives - D.C. Witness

Carjacking, Stabbing Defendant Waives Right to Test DNA Evidence

By Patrick Hillmeyer , Raina Bonifacio - February 21, 2025
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Details A carjacking defendant waived the right to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Feb. 20 Jerrell Smith, 32, is charged with assault with intent... Read More

Judge Denies Homicide Defendant’s Release After Mistrial

By Patrick Hillmeyer , Raina Bonifacio - February 21, 2025
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Details A homicide defendant’s request for release was denied by DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Feb 20. Terrance Stoney, 31, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, possession of... Read More

DOCUMENT: MPD Makes Arrest in Jay Street Homicide

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 19-year-old Rodney Whiting, alleged to be involved in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Antoine Pratt on Jan. 25 in the 3800... Read More

Carjacking Defendant Wants Amended Release to Prevent Eviction

Details DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow didn’t ease the release conditions for a carjacking defendant on Feb. 10 but took the question under advisement. Alvin Halmon-Daniels, 19, is charged with... Read More

MPD Makes Second Arrest in Northeast Homicide

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 3, 2025
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Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced a second arrest in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred on Sep. 2 in the 2800 block of 7th Street, Northeast. The victim,... Read More

Judge Denies Murder Defendant’s Request for Release to Home Care

Details DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a request calling for a cognitively and physically impaired homicide defendant to be put into home care, during a hearing on Jan. 14.... Read More

Court’s Security Systems Edge Closer to Failure

By Lucy Orgolini [former] - December 19, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Featured | Uncategorized |

Details The District of Columbia Courts face a mounting security crisis as its two-decade-old surveillance and fire alarm systems edges closer to complete failure, according to court documents. Tucked deep in... Read More

Defendant Arraigned on Murder Charge Gets Modified Release

By Ivanna Ceballos [former] - December 9, 2024
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Details A murder defendant pleaded not guilty during a Dec. 9 arraignment, and the court granted a request to modify release conditions as well as scheduling a trial date for March... Read More

‘I Don’t Want to Lose My Son. I Would Die if I Did,’ Says Dad of Assault and Strangulation in Longstanding Family Dispute

Details DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian sentenced an intellectually challenged defendant to 84 months of suspended time for a strangulation offense in a hearing on Dec. 3. The case pitted... Read More

Expert Witnesses Testify in Murder Trial

Details Theprosecution calls multiple expert witnesses in a murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Nov. 18. Tony Morgan, 31, is charged with first-degree murder while armed with... Read More

Judge Rules on Contested Evidence in A Shooting

By Cameron Horne [former] - November 19, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects | Uncategorized |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian ruled against a shooting defendant’s motion to suppress evidence, stating the arrest “was done through proper procedure,” in a Nov. 18 hearing. Nathaniel Daniel,... Read More

Special Police Officer’s Testimony Disrupts Metro Stabbing Trial

By D.C. Witness Staff - November 12, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects | Uncategorized |

Details A Special Police Officer’s (SPO) testimony devolved into heated exchanges with DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on Nov. 5. That following the opening of a trial for a stabbing... Read More