DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan was asked by the prosecution to dismiss a three-defendant homicide case so that the case could be tried in District Court during a hearing on June 26.  Malik Bynum, 25, Mark Fletcher III, 26, and Larry White, 24 are charged with conspiracy, robbery while armed offences committed during release, first-degree murder while armed offences committed during release, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence offences committed during release, and unlawful possession of a firearm (prior crime of violence) offenses committed during release for their alleged involvement in the shooting of 21-year-old Rosendo Miller. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a defendant’s request to postpone his trial on July 2 due to an acute shortage of available attorneys from the DC Public Defender Service (PDS). Read more »

On March 8, two homicide co-defendants waived their right to independently test DNA evidence while the third asserted his option before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan.  Mark Fletcher III, 23, 22-year-old Malik Bynum, and 22-year-old Larry White are charged with conspiracy, first-degree murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, among other charges, for their alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Rosendo Miller, 21. Read more »

During a May 19 status hearing, the defense in a murder case updated the status of ballistics testing and requested a new hearing date to present the results.  Mark Fletcher, 19, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting Travis Barksdale, 25, on the 600 block of Evarts Street, NE in August of 2018.  The defense said ballistics testing is published based on trial date and Fletcher’s trial is set for Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan set a trial date in 2025 for a homicide case involving three co-defendants.  The co-defendants, 23-year-old Mark Fletcher III, 22-year-old Malik Bynum, and 22-year-old Larry White, are charged with allegedly killing Rosendo Miller, 21. Read more »

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Defense attorneys are outraged over the prosecution’s decision to collect co-defendants’ DNA without informing defense counsel beforehand.  Mark Fletcher, 22, Malik Bynum, 22, and Larry White, 21, are charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection to the fatal robbery of 21-year-old Rosendo Miller on July 2, 2021, on the1300 block of Brentwood Road, NE.  The Friday hearing began with the prosecution assuring DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan that an indictment would be filed before December. Read more »

A Metropolitan Police Department detective took the witness stand to shed light on his investigation into an alleged robbery that turned deadly. Read more »

Three co-defendants in a 2021 murder case declined a plea offer and are now awaiting a preliminary hearing, which will determine if their case has enough evidence to go to trial. Read more »

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A DC Superior Court judge held three homicide defendants during presentments on July 3.  Co-defendants Malik Bynum, 21, Mark Fletcher III, 21, and Larry White, 20, are charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 21-year-old Rosado Miller on the 1300 block of Brentwood Road, NE.  After deciding that all three defendants should be held at DC Jail, Judge Juliet McKenna scheduled their next hearings for July 22.  Judge Mckenna also held a domestic violence defendant who is charged with simple assault, destruction of property, violating a Civil Protection Order and contempt. Read more »

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating two homicides that occurred on July 2. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge granted the prosecution’s request for a 24-hour extension on obtaining an indictment for a murder defendant. Read more »