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Document: MPD Investigating Langston Place Homicide

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating the homicide of 16-year-old Darren Johnson, who was killed in a shooting incident that took place on Oct 25 on the 2800 block... Read More

Document: Suspect Wanted in Shepherd Street Homicide

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the identification of 31-year-old Orlando Anderson, who is charged with second-degree murder for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Jeremy Dewayne... Read More

Jury Delivers Two-Count Guilty Verdict For Stabbing Defendant

By Elizabeth Brady - October 28, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | stabbing | Victims |

Details A jury convicted a stabbing defendant on both counts following a one-day trial in DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld’s court on Oct. 4. Jose Garcia Fuentes, 43, was charged... Read More

Given ‘Degree of Depravity,’ Judge Sentences Murder Defendant to 50 Years

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe sentenced Marvin Lopez to 50 years in prison on Oct. 25 for fatally shooting his girlfriend nearly ten years ago Lopez, 43, was found... Read More

Judge Denies Shooting Defendant’s Acquittal Motion

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun denied a shooting defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal during a trial on Oct. 24. Juan Peterson, 34, is charged with first-degree murder while... Read More

Stabbing Suspect Considers Plea or Deportation

By Alex Garcia Pecina - October 25, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects | Victims |

Details Attorneys continued plea deal negotiations before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno on Oct. 24 that could prevent a defendant’s deportation in a stabbing case Sebastian Fonseca-Gomez, 26, is charged... Read More

Judge Denies Defendant’s Release in Glass Bottle Murder

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein found probable cause and denied release for a homicide defendant on Oct. 23, accused of killing his victim with a glass bottle. Tommy Whack,... Read More

Judge Orders Unruly Murder Suspect Out of The Court

By Alex Garcia Pecina - October 24, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein ordered court US Marshals to take a homicide defendant back to the DC Jail for exhibiting rowdy behavior in court on Oct. 23. Kyle... Read More

Murder Suspect Says She Feared Sexual Abuse in Drug Treatment That ‘Failed Her’

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan issued an order for a murder defendant to be released to another bed-to-bed drug treatment program after the defendant’s previous experience potentially led to... Read More

Data Shows 20 Defendants Were Released from April to October

Details D.C. Witness data shows that between April 15 and Oct. 15, 20 defendants were released by the DC Superior Court, including those accused of homicide, carjacking, and stabbings. Many of... Read More

Data Shows 170 Homicides From June of 2023 to June of 2024

Details According to D.C. Witness data, there were 170 homicide incidents and 183 homicide victims between June 2023 and June 2024. In regards to those homicides, 83 arrests have been made.... Read More

Judge Denies Shooting Defendant’s Request to Serve Terms Concurrently in DC, Baltimore

Details DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld denied a request for a defendant to serve his DC sentence concurrently to an ongoing term in a different jurisdiction on Oct. 22. Tony... Read More