Deadly Shooting Case Approaches Indictment
A prosecutor announced they plan to formally indict a defendant by the end of March. On Sept. 17, 2020, 38-year-old Phillip Roache was found on the 7000 block of 5th…
+ Read MoreA prosecutor announced they plan to formally indict a defendant by the end of March. On Sept. 17, 2020, 38-year-old Phillip Roache was found on the 7000 block of 5th…
+ Read MoreOn Oct. 13th, defendant Jacobi Williams asserted his right to independently test evidence found at a crime scene for DNA in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun….
+ Read MoreDuring a March 8 status hearing, a defense attorney asked for more time to retest DNA evidence in a murder case. Jacobi Williams, 35, is charged with first-degree murder, armed…
+ Read MoreAfter a confidential conversation with D.C. Superior Court Judge Robert Okun, a murder defendant, and his attorney decided to reschedule their Feb. 2 hearing. Jacobi Williams, 35, is charged with…
+ Read MoreA homicide defendant requested one-on-one meeting with DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun at a Jan. 17 status hearing. Jacobi Williams, 35, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in…
+ Read MoreA murder defendant’s lawyer requested her client’s release because she said his speedy trial rights are being violated. Jacobi Williams, 35, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge continued an Oct. 27 felony status conference for a murder case. Jacobi Williams, 35, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting of…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge continued a June 2 status conference for a homicide case. Jacobi Williams, 34, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the death of 38-year-old…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge ruled that a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial and held the defendant at DC Jail. Jacobi Williams, 34, is charged with…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge ruled that a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial and held the defendant at DC Jail. Jacobi Williams, 34, is charged with…
+ Read MoreOn Oct. 26, DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur held 12 defendants in DC Jail and released 29 defendants during initial hearings. Judge Arthur held Jacobi Williams in connection with…
+ Read MoreThere were 16 homicides in September, just two fewer than August. Thirteen, nearly 82 percent, of the victims died from shootings. There was also a police-involved shooting that happened on…
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