Victims Archives - D.C. Witness

Judge Denies Homicide Defendant’s Motion For Dismissal

By Sophia Cooper , Natalie Valentin - January 21, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied motions filed by a homicide defendant, including one to dismiss the case, during a hearing on Jan. 17. Tommy Whack, 25, is charged... Read More

Judge Orders Mental Assessment for Homicide Defendant

Details DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz ordered a mental health evaluation for a homicide defendant, following his defense attorney’s request during a Jan. 17 hearing. Gerald Brevard, 33, is charged... Read More

Murder Suspect’s Release Bid Denied Despite Good Conduct Report

Details DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman denied a murder defendant’s motions, including an emergency release from jail, during a hearing on Jan. 17. Corde Fitzhugh, 25, is charged with two... Read More

Murder Suspect’s Release Modified For Employment

Details DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman granted a murder defendant’s request to modify his release conditions during a Jan. 17 hearing. Karim Ibrahim, 21, is charged with second-degree murder while... Read More

Homicide Victim’s Mother Testifies ‘Things Were Becoming Different,’ Between Daughter and Defendant at Trial

Details A homicide victim’s mother testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Jan. 16 about the deteriorating relationship between her daughter and the man suspected... Read More

Judge Allows Prosecutor to Use Defendant’s Texts, Videos in Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz granted in part a prosecutor’s motion to introduce text and video evidence in a fatal shooting trial, during a hearing on Jan. 14. Ernest... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Triple-Fatal Arson

By Leah Meyer - January 16, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a fatal arson during a hearing on Jan. 14. Robert Simpson, 56, is charged... Read More

‘I Tried to Get Us to Safety,’ Homicide Victim’s Best Friend Testifies in Trial

Details A homicide victim’s best friend, who witnessed the fatal shooting, and a medical examiner testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Jan. 15. Idrissa... Read More

Judge Releases Homicide Defendant, Despite Finding Probable Cause

Details DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a homicide but allowed him to be released, during a hearing on Jan. 14.... Read More

Prosecutors Say Homicide Victim ‘Never Saw it Coming’ at Trial

Details Parties delivered opening statements, and multiple law enforcement witnesses testified, before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Jan. 14. Idrissa Fall, 37, is charged with... Read More

Murder Defendant Shuns Plea, Waives DNA Testing

By Jeff Levine - January 13, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details In a brief hearing on Jan. 10, a murder defendant gave up his DNA testing right before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz. Juan Guerra, 32, is charged with second-degree... Read More

Youth Worker Sentenced to 12-and-a-Half Years for Teen Manslaughter

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein sentenced a manslaughter defendant to 12-and-a-half years of incarceration on Jan. 10 in a case characterized by ironies. Jason Lewis, 42, was found guilty... Read More