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‘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

Witness Said to Contradict Previous Statements in Nightclub Murder Retrial

Details A witness who was at the scene with a homicide defendant allegedly contradicted statements he made to police and in previous proceedings in a stabbing case in front of DC... Read More

Stabbing Defendant Pleads Not Guilty

By Cathy Ochoa [former] - November 7, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects | Uncategorized |

Details A stabbing defendant entered a plea of not guilty and requested a jury trial before DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur on Nov. 7. Valentino Allen, 34, is charged with... Read More

Defense Questions Police Conduct in Shooting Trial

Details A witness working with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) was questioned about posts on his Facebook page in a shooting case in front of DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld... Read More

Over Victim’s Son’s Objections, Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

Details A homicide defendant accepted a plea agreement extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Nov. 1. Michael Grayton, 42, was charged with first-degree murder while armed... Read More

Victim, Defendant Offer Conflicting Stories in Stabbing Trial

By Jenna Lee [former] , Yessica Osorio [former] - October 25, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects | Uncategorized |

Details A stabbing defendant and her victim gave contrasting accounts of the crime in a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow on Oct. 24. Charlotte Norris, 40, is charged... Read More

MPD Detective Denies Threatening Witness to Lie During Homicide Investigation

Details A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective testified that he did not threaten a witness or ask a witness to lie during a homicide and conspiracy trial before DC Superior Court... Read More

Murder Victim’s Girlfriend Says Suspect Comforted Her After Shooting

By Elizabeth Bernstein [former] - October 11, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Uncategorized |

Details The long-time high school girlfriend of a murder victim, who also knew the defendant, broke down in tears as she recalled messages when the defendant comforted her after she learned... Read More

Officer Misidentifies Defendant During Trial

Details A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer confused one defendant with another during a murder trial Sept. 26 as two more witnesses took the stand before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa... Read More