According to D.C. Witness data, there were 170 homicide incidents and 183 homicide victims between June 2023 and June 2024. In regards to those homicides, 83 arrests have been made….
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ordered a WebEx streaming of a sentencing to end due to a victim’s family’s “disrespectful” comments, as she sentenced a homicide defendant to 18…
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Once again, the sentencing hearing for a murder defendant was postponed due to a family emergency affecting defense counsel in a May 24 proceeding. David Botchway, 21, pleaded guilty to…
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On Dec. 13, a homicide defendant waived his right to a preliminary hearing and accepted a plea agreement extended by prosecutors in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt‘s courtroom. David…
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D.C. Witness recorded a total of 45 non-fatal shootings and homicides for the month of August. Of those, 30 were homicides. Twenty-eight homicides stemmed from shootings, and two were stabbings. …
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The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch arrested and charged 20-year-old David Botchway in connection to a homicide that occurred on Aug. 5, on the 1200 block of U Street,…
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A DC Superior Court judge reviewed forensic evidence relevant to a murder defendant’s motion to have his inditment dismissed. Ron McLeoud and his former co-defendant Joseph Brown are charged with…
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The District of Columbia saw an uptick in homicides throughout the month of September. As of Oct. 16, the Metropolitan Police Department has made arrests in nearly half of the…
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