Based on a report from the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park ordered a full mental competency exam for a homicide defendant on Aug. Read more »

A homicide defendant pleaded not guilty and was denied release on Aug. Read more »

A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan modified release conditions for a teen homicide defendant to allow him to attend school at a hearing before on July 15.  Keyonte Johnson, 17, is charged with first-degree premeditated while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Roy Bennett Jr. Read more »

On July 14, DC Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean ruled against removing GPS tracking of a released defendant accused of stabbing a victim with scissors amid a dispute about concert tickets.  Ian Gbadebo, 21, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a stabbing on the 400 block of Florida Avenue, NE on May 23. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan sent a homicide defendant to a halfway house based on mental health issues after she pleaded not guilty at an arraignment on April 28.  When Anna Hyman, 23, was arrested on July 26, 2025, she was originally charged with second-degree murder while armed for her alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of Robert Dent, 63, that occurred the same day at the unit block of Galveston Street, SW. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman rescheduled a fatal arson defendant’s trial to determine if, given his state of mind, he can be held criminally responsible for the crime in a hearing on April 8.  D’Aundrey Scott, 31, is charged with first-degree murder and arson for his alleged involvement in fatally burning 62-year-old Darryl Finney on the 900 block of H Street, NE, on May 13, 2020. Read more »

A 16-year-old homicide defendant demonstrated compliance while on release in a hearing on April 2 before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan released a teen homicide defendant after he experienced a seizure during a status hearing on March 26. Read more »

Co-defendants in a non-fatal shooting case were sentenced by DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park during a hearing on March 24. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman agreed on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced two co-defendants at a hearing on Feb. Read more »

At a status hearing on Feb. Read more »

Married co-defendants accepted plea deals for an armed robbery that resulted in a non-fatal shooting before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on Jan. Read more »

DC Supreme Court Judge Jason Park rejected a shooting defendant’s request for release during a hearing on Jan. Read more »