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Detective Says GPS Tracking Places Murder Suspect Near Shooting

By Elizabeth Bernstein [former] - October 30, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details The lead Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective investigating a homicide case testified that GPS monitoring allegedly places the suspect of a fatal shooting near the incident during a preliminary hearing... Read More

Teen Murder Defendants Accept Murder Plea Offers

Details Teenage co-defendants, charged in connection to another teen’s death, accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors on Oct. 28, before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Marlan Smith, 17, and... Read More

Defendant Questioned About Changing Accounts of a Stabbing

By Alex Garcia Pecina [former] - October 30, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects | Victims |

Details Prosecutors highlighted apparent inconsistencies in a stabbing defendant’s trial testimony on Oct. 25, before DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow. Charlotte Norris, 40, is charged with assault with a dangerous... Read More

Murder Defendants in Drive-By Shooting Receive Opposing Verdicts

By Madelyn Nall [former] - October 30, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details Ky’lee Palmer was found guilty of murdering Barron Goodwin while his co-defendant Aaron Adgerson was acquitted before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Sept. 11. Palmer, 25, and Adgerson,... Read More

Judge Rules Graphic Video of Victim’s Murder Mostly Admissible in Trial

By Elizabeth Bernstein [former] - October 30, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details During a hearing on Oct. 28, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan ruled on motions regarding an upcoming murder trial including that graphic body-worn camera footage of the victim’s death... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in Northeast Fatal Shooting

Details The Metropolitan Police Department announced the arrest of 19-year-old Malachi Davarchi Mack, who is allegedly charged with second-degree murder while armed in a fatal shooting that took place on Oct.... Read More

Juvenile Kicked Murder Victim’s Head,’Like it Was A Soccer Ball,’ Prosecutor Says in Closing

Details During closing arguments in a trial of two-of-five juveniles accused of stomping an elderly, disabled man to death, the prosecutor said the crime was “a premeditated, deliberate attempt to end... Read More

‘If I Didn’t Comply, He Would’ve Shot Me,’ Says Mass Shooting Defendant

Details A murder defendant, who was allegedly the getaway driver in a murder incident, claimed that he had no knowledge of the shooter’s intentions, stating “[I] thought I was about to... Read More

Murder Defendant Guilty on All Charges

Details A jury found a murder defendant guilty on all charges in a Sept. 18 trial before DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo. Darius Anderson, 23, was found guilty of first-degree... Read More

Murder Defendant ‘Tortured’ at DC Jail, Attorney Claims

Details A homicide defendant’s attorney requested DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein transfer his client from the DC Jail to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital on Oct. 25, claiming that the defendant is... Read More

Judge Denies Murder Defendant’s Release, Delays Ruling for Co-Defendants

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a murder defendant’s request for release on Oct. 25, and delayed the ruling for two of his co-defendants. Steven Metts, 19, Keondre Carroll,... Read More

Murder Defendant Says He Did Not Intend to Kill

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced a murder and robbery defendant to 16-and-a-half years of incarceration with all but 14 years suspended, during a hearing on Oct. 25. On... Read More