Victims Archives - Page 8 of 652

Homicide Defendant Faces in Court Ambush, Mental Evaluations Ordered

Details A homicide defendant was nearly ambushed in court by an unidentified individual as DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe ordered a mental competency evaluation on Nov. 4. Wyatt Swan, 48,... Read More

‘I Grew Up Without My Dad, I Know How Difficult That Can Be,’ Says Shooting Defendant

Details DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro sentenced a defendant who pleaded guilty to a shooting incident to 32 months incarceration, suspending all but 18 months during a hearing on... Read More

Prosecution Drops Shooting Defendant’s Charge Pre-Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld accepted the prosecution’s request to drop one of a defendant’s five pending counts during a hearing on Nov. 1. Deon Jenkins, 46, is charged... Read More

Defendant Sentenced to 36 Months for Bluetooth Speaker Stabbing

By Elizabeth Brady - November 4, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | stabbing | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld sentenced a stabbing defendant to 36 months of incarceration on Nov. 1 over an altercation that originated with a stolen Bluetooth speaker. On July... Read More

Over Victim’s Son’s Objections, Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

Details A homicide defendant accepted a plea agreement extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Nov. 1. Michael Grayton, 42, was charged with first-degree murder while armed... Read More

Judge Allows Limited Evidence of Gang Affiliation in Murder Trial

By Elizabeth Bernstein , Lauren Andreala - November 4, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a motion allowing the prosecution to provide evidence that a murder defendant is affiliated with a gang and that the shooting was linked... Read More

Murder Defendant Rejects Second Plea Deal

Details Aaron Murchison rejected a plea deal offered by the prosecution in front of DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo on Nov. 1. Murchison, 28, is charged with second-degree murder while... Read More

Homicide Defendant Asserts Right to DNA Testing, Co-Defendants Demur

By Elizabeth Bernstein - November 1, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt heard from a homicide co-defendant asserti his right to conduct independent DNA testing and accepted his two co-defendants decision to waive their similar right... Read More

Competency Exam Ordered for Murder Defendant

By Elizabeth Bernstein - November 1, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details During a hearing on Nov. 1, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt reordered a mental competency evaluation for a murder defendant after he refused to participate in the evaluation the... Read More

Judge Won’t Release Murder Defendant

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo denied a murder defendant’s request to be released on Nov. 1. D’Andre Montgomery, 18, and Eric Sheffield, 19, are charged with felony murder while... Read More

Murder Defendant Waives DNA Testing In Grill Dispute Shooting

By Elizabeth Bernstein - November 1, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details A homicide defendant waived his right to conduct independent DNA testing of the prosecution’s evidence during a hearing on Nov. 1 before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Irv Duff,... Read More

Defense Files Motion to Recuse Judge in Fatal Car Crash Case

By Cameron Horne - November 1, 2024
Daily Stories | Suspects | Traffic | Victims |

Details Albert Amissah, on behalf of his client, filed a motion to recuse DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun from a fatal car crash case during an Oct. 31 hearing, stating... Read More