A 29-year-old woman was killed in a shooting where two others were wounded. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro denied a July 2 request to release a stabbing defendant.  Daniel Williams, 42, is charged with aggravated assault knowingly while armed for his alleged involvement in a stabbing that occurred on May 27 at the Minnesota Avenue Metro bus station on the 4100 block of Minnesota Avenue, NE.  According to court documents, Williams and the victim exchanged heated words on board the bus before the incident. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann denied a stabbing defendant’s request for release following his waiving a preliminary hearing of the evidence against him on June 9. Read more »

A Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) report indicated a woman charged in a tourist stabbing was not criminally responsible due to a mental defect, DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz said during a Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz requested that a defendant have a criminal responsibility exam performed by the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) before concluding a plea deal on July 11.  Kelly Williams, 52, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for her alleged involvement in a stabbing that occurred at the intersection of Independence Avenue and L’Enfant Plaza, SW on Jan. Read more »

A stabbing defendant rejected a plea offer before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on June 17. Read more »

A stabbing defendant faced a mental observation hearing on March 10 before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld, and was ruled mentally competent to stand trial.  Kelly Williams, 52, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for her alleged involvement in a stabbing that occurred at the intersection of Independence Avenue and L’Enfant Plaza, SW on Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Renee Raymond ordered a stabbing defendant undergo a mental competency evaluation, delaying a preliminary hearing on Jan. Read more »

A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal extended by the prosecution before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe in an Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe denied a motion to sever two “mutually hostile” homicide co-defendants from having a joint trial, asserting on June 21 that the “jury will not infer guilt” from one defendant to another. Read more »

On April 12, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe heard arguments from both defense attorney about severing two co-defendants' cases in a murder trial. Read more »

At a felony status conference on March 3, the defense threatened to request a defendant’s release and appeal a homicide case after the prosecution failed to deliver an indictment but requested an extension. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Gerald Fisher issued four bench warrants during the nine pretrial and probation hearings over which he presided on Oct. Read more »

The District of Columbia saw an uptick in homicides throughout the month of September. Read more »

District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Craig Iscoe denied a murder defendant's second request to be placed in the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP). Read more »