Teen fatally shot in Southeast D.C.
A teenage boy was fatally shot on Dec. 18, 2017. James Anthony Smith was found unconscious and unresponsive with apparent gunshot wounds on the 1900 block of Frederick Douglass Court,…
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A teenage boy was fatally shot on Dec. 18, 2017. James Anthony Smith was found unconscious and unresponsive with apparent gunshot wounds on the 1900 block of Frederick Douglass Court,…
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Police are investigating the homicide of a 44-year-old Maryland man on Monday. According to police responding to a report of an aggravated assault, Eric Lee Smith, 44, died from stab…
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During the sentencing hearing of defendant Eric D. Smith, DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee sentenced him to 82 months of incarceration followed by 10 years of supervised release. The…
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On Feb. 28, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan did not conduct a hearing to determine how the defense intends to independently test for DNA evidence because of insufficient testing…
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On Jan. 22, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan continued a preliminary hearing for two co-defendants charged with two homicides. Deangelo Opey, 31, is charged with second-degree murder while armed…
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On Nov. 21, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan heard a detective from the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) testimony regarding his involvement in the investigation of two homicides. . Deangelo…
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On Nov. 3, DC Superior Court Judge Eric Glover detained homicide defendants as they await further proceedings. Marlan Smith Jr., 16, and Anthony Monroe, 17, are charged with one count…
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On Oct. 19, defense attorney Anthony Matthews requested for the defendant involved in a drive-by shooting to have his home confinement conditions revised, since he is in full compliance with…
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a murder defendant to 12 years in prison. Back in August, 26-year-old Devin Smith pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed in the shooting…
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Two court-appointed inspectors who confirmed health and safety issues about COVID-19 conditions at the DC Jail are being sent back to see if anything’s changed. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly…
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With an emergency order issued on April 20, the next stage in a coronavirus case against the DC Department of Corrections’ (DC DOC) will decide whether the US Attorney’s Office…
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A federal court judge appointed two individuals April 9 to inspect the DC Department of Corrections (DC DOC) jail facilities. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly appointed Grace M. Lopes and Mark Jordan,…
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