On May 26, Lavaughn Barnes, 32, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder while armed despite confessing to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) that he did  it.  Barnes is charged for his alleged involvement in the murder of 59-year-old Abdul Arias-Lopez that occurred on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz transferred a homicide defendant to a psychiatric hospital on May 28 for additional observations about his mental competency. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz ordered a preliminary mental competency screening on May 22 for a defendant accused of a fatal beating. Read more »

A defense attorney in a homicide case will argue the defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 27. Read more »

A homicide defendant waived his rights to independently test DNA evidence, despite it showing a strong likelihood that blood belonging to the defendant and the victim was found in multiple areas of the crime scene, before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Oct. Read more »

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On June 14, a detention hearing was held for Lavaughn Barnes, 33,  related to his first-degree murder charge. Read more »

On June 9, a detective from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) testified about physical evidence in a homicide case.  Lavaughn Barnes, 32, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Abdul Arias-Lopez, 59, that occurred on Nov. Read more »

On May 30, prosecutors attempted to prove that a murder defendant is a flight risk and potentially dangerous to others at his detention hearing.  Lavaughn Barnes, 32, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly killing 59-year-old Abdul Arias-Lopez on Nov. Read more »