Victims Archives - Page 39 of 652

Murder Trial Halted A Second Day Due to Jury Illness

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun delayed an ongoing murder trial for the second day on Aug. 6 because a juror is sick. Antonio Murchison, 31, and his co-defendant Mark... Read More

Shooting Defendant Requests Dismissal, Alleges Evidence Violation

Details A shooting defendant’s attorney filed a motion to dismiss his case due to alleged evidence violations before DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur on Aug. 7. Keith Walker, 30, is... Read More

Suspect Claims Self-Defense For Fatally Shooting 13-Year-Old

Details Parties delivered opening statements in a homicide the defendant says was self-defense before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein’s courtroom on Aug. 6. Jason Lewis, 42, is charged with second-degree... Read More

Motion for Acquittal Denied in Homicide Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe denied a homicide defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal during a hearing on Aug. 6. Bernard Matthews, 44, is charged with first-degree, premeditated murder... Read More

Witnesses Testify About Hostile Instagram Messages in Murder Trial

Details The parties in a homicide trial questioned witnesses about the accuracy and completeness of key evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on Aug. 5. Bernard Matthews, 45, is... Read More

Prosecutor Won’t Link Drive-by Shooting to Neighborhood Gang

Details The prosecutor in a homicide case told DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on Aug. 5 that he no longer plans to present evidence connecting the incident to a neighborhood... Read More

Preliminary Hearing in Vehicular Homicide Delayed Amid Plea Negotiations

Details A defendant accused in a traffic fatality alerted DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt of her plans to accept a plea deal at a preliminary hearing on Aug. 6. Olivia... Read More

Shooting Defendant Accepts Plea Deal at Trial Start

Details A shooting defendant accepted a plea deal Aug. 6 on what was supposed to be the day one of his trial before DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow James Guillory,... Read More

Judge Sentences ‘Cold-Blooded Murder’ Defendant With Criminal Past to 60 Years

Details A homicide defendant with a long criminal history was sentenced to decades in prison by DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on Aug. 2 following his conviction by a jury. ... Read More

Mass Shooting Defendant Rejects Second Plea Offer

Details A non-fatal mass shooting defendant rejected a second plea offer from the prosecution before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Aug. 5. Rennwel Mantock, 29, is charged with six... Read More

Murder Defendant Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment

Details A homicide defendant pleaded not guilty to all indictment charges on Aug. 2 before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Christopher Patrick Haynes, 31, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder... Read More

Jury Acquits Man of Murder in An Uber

Details A jury in DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein’s courtroom found a man not guilty of a murder on Aug. 1. Jarvis Jackson, 42, was charged with first-degree premeditated murder... Read More