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Blue and Gray Jacket, Cell Phone Data Presented as Murder Evidence

By Phoebe McConnell [former] - November 14, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details A jacket said to match the description of one worn by a shooting defendant and tracking data from his phone near the crime scene were introduced into evidence during the... Read More

Convicted Defendant Won’t Say Why He Killed an 81-Year-Old Man

By Lauren Andreala [former] - November 14, 2024
Daily Stories | Suspects | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian sentenced a homicide defendant to 25 years of incarceration on Nov. 7. On Sept. 6, Vincent Hemphill, 62, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while... Read More

Tougher Stay Away Conditions Imposed on Domestic Shooting Suspect

Details DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow denied a shooting defendant’s request for release on Nov. 7, following multiple violations of a stay-away order. Aaron Carson, 23, is charged with assault... Read More

Murder Defendant Pleads Guilty

Details A defendant in a homicide case entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder in front of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Nov. 14. Niko Hall, 33, was originally... Read More

Brother Testifies He Tried, Failed to Wake Up Murder Victim

Details The victim’s brother testified that at the crime scene, “I tried to wake him up but I couldn’t.” That remark came as the prosecution continued their homicide case in front... Read More

Remorseful Carjacking Defendant Sentenced to Six Months

By Marissa Stambaugh [former] - November 13, 2024
Carjacking | Daily Stories | Suspects | Victims |

Details On Nov. 13 DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow sentenced a defendant to six months incarceration, with 18 months probation transferred to Virginia. Guilbert Rojas Villarroel, 40, on July 17,... Read More

Defendant Waives Right For DNA Firearms’ Testing in Shooting Case

By Alex Garcia Pecina [former] - November 13, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details A defendant waived his rights to have four weapons tested for his DNA before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on Nov. 8. Jordan Therman, 25, is charged with two... Read More

Homicides Rise in DC From September to October

Details As of Nov. 7, D.C. Witness data reports that in October there were 20 homicide incidents and 25 homicide victims in the District. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has arrested... Read More

Judge Won’t Sanction Prosecution for Evidence in Homicide Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo denied a defendant’s motion to place sanctions on the prosecution for losing evidence in a homicide case on Nov. 8. Warren Tyson, 54, is... Read More

Document: Officers Find 18-Year-Old Dead on Dunbar Road, SE

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating the homicide of 18-year-old Alexander Pavon-Rios, which took place on Nov. 9 on the 2600 block of Dunbar Road, SE. Upon responding to... Read More

Court Won’t Change Defendant’s Release in 30-Year-Old Homicide Case

By Maren Fagan [former] - November 12, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details Despite a homicide defendant’s complying with release conditions, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe declined to modify them in a Nov. 8 hearing. Ron Wright, 49, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Defendant Deemed Competent to Stand Trial

Details A homicide defendant was deemed mentally competent to stand trial at a Nov. 8 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Wyatt Swan, 48, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More