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Details During a status hearing Aug. 7, a murder defendant rejected another plea offer that had been given by the prosecution. James Embre, 25, is charged with felony murder, first-degree cruelty... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause 1 Defendant Murdered Vic, But Not the Other

Details During a preliminary hearing on July 1, a DC Superior Court judge found probable cause that one of the co-defendants was involved in a murder that occurred in April. Xavier... Read More

Defense Wants to Question Witness More

Details During a murder defendant’s felony status conference June 10, defense counsel requested to question a detective more to obtain evidence for the case. Jerome Myles, 20, is charged with second-degree... Read More

Judge Sentences Co-defendants for 2017 Homicide

Details Nearly three years after a man was killed in Northeast DC, a judge convicted and sentenced two men who the prosecutor says are responsible. In April, Markale Moore and Tyrone... Read More

Defense Requests Change to Protective Order in Murder Case

Details On May 31, defense counsel for a murder defendant requested permission to change a protective order that was proposed by the prosecution. Deangelo Thorne, 29, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Homicides Drastically Increase in April

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 14, 2019
Featured | Homicides | Infographics | Uncategorized |

Details Homicides in Washington, DC increased by more than 100 percent in the month of April. According to D.C. Witness data, there were 19 homicides in April. April’s total was ten... Read More

Judge Refuses to Release Ex-Police Department Employee Charged in Homicide

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied defense counsel’s request to release a defendant who previously worked for the Metropolitan Police Department. Ronnika Jennings is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree... Read More

Document: 3 Traffic Fatalities Over Easter Weekend

Details Three traffic fatalities occurred in the District over the Easter weekend. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, a pedestrian, 31-year-old Abdul Seck, who was a resident from New York, died from... Read More

Murder Defendant Heads to Trial After Rejecting Plea

Details After rejecting a plea deal from the prosecution, a murder defendant heads to trial. Hakeem Burroughs is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 22-year-old Jarell Walker on the 3700... Read More

Murder Defendant’s DNA ‘Likely ’ on Victim

Details During a trial March 11, a DNA expert testified that a murder defendant’s DNA was “likely” included in a mixture of DNA found on a victim who was allegedly robbed,... Read More

Judge Finds Substantial Probability in January Homicide

Details During a preliminary hearing Feb. 28, a judge found substantial probability that a defendant was involved in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old in January. Elhadji Babacar Ndiaye is charged... Read More

Judge Orders Protective Orders for Witnesses

Details On Dec. 14, a DC Superior Court judge decided to put all witnesses to a murder case under protective orders. The decision followed a request from defense counsel to get... Read More