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Judge Says Murder Defendant Won’t Cooperate with Mental Evaluators

Details On Oct. 18, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein rescheduled a mental observation hearing for a homicide defendant unwilling to take part in the evaluation. Raymond Mathis, 36, along with... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Arraigned on 13 Charges

Details On Oct. 16, Antoine Johnson was arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian. Johnson, 27, is charged with two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, four... Read More

Judge Denies Defense Motion to Dismiss a Murder case

Details On Sept. 29, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun rejected a defense attorney’s motion to dismiss a murder case. Ernest Cleveland, 30, is charged with seven counts including first-degree murder while armed, assault... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Motion for Bond Review Denied

Details On Sept. 15, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe heard arguments from parties regarding George Edwards’ motion for bond review as he awaits to be re-tried for a 2015 homicide. ... Read More

In Sentencing Judge Says, You’re Not Going to Talk Me Out of It

Details In a Sept. 7 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Anderson chose prison over probation for Rashun Proctor who agreed to plead guilty to charges in two domestic violence incidents. ... Read More

Judge Denied Murder Defendant’s Request to Withdraw Guilty Plea

By Ying He [former] - August 18, 2023
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Details On Aug.18, parties discussed a homicide defendant’s request to withdraw a guilty plea before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein. Mohamed Goodwin, 35, is charged with second-degree murder while armed,... Read More

Defendant Pleads Not Guilty in Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On July 18, a non-fatal shooting defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges before DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz. Delante Smith, 30, is being charged with assault with... Read More

Document: Vehicle Sought in a Homicide: 1500 Block of Good Hope Road, SE

Details Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a vehicle in reference to a homicide that occurred on Monday, July 3, 2023.... Read More

Shooting Victim’s Family Seeks Redress in Wake of Plea Deal

Details (Updated with new comments from Chelsea Lewis, a lawyer for the Manyan family.) On June 16, a retired lieutenant for the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Jesse Porter Jr., agreed to... Read More

Document: *Correction* Suspect Sought in an Assault with Intent to Kill (Gun) Offense: 1400 Block of H Street, Northeast

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 6, 2023
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Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Homicide Branch is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect for a shooting that occurred on May 30, on the 1400 block... Read More

Public Defender Snafu Postpones Hearing in Murder Case

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 18, 2023
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Details A hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein was delayed on May 18 because the DC public defender’s office failed to provide a new attorney for a murder suspect.... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) Offense: 700 Block of G Street, Southeast

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 27, 2023
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Details 41-year-old Johnathan Dawkins, of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in the non-fatal shooting that occurred on April 24, on... Read More