The prosecution argued for stricter release conditions for two homicide defendants but DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied the requests on Oct. 9. Jahi Rapp, 21, and Amarii Fontanelle,…
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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan arraigned a homicide defendant on Sept. 13, and delayed another’s arraignment due to miscommunication. Amarii Fontanelle, 21, and Jahi Rapp, 21, are charged with…
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In an Oct. 17 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan allowed a double murder defendant, Amarii Fontanelle, to remain on release, despite multiple reported violations of home confinement allegedly…
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A double-murder defendant remains on supervised release after a felony arraignment hearing on Sept. 16 before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Jahi Rapp, 21, who was originally charged with…
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A prosecution request to delay a double-homicide trial was met with charges of negligence by the defense and a motion to dismiss the case. The arguments were made in a…
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At a status hearing in a murder case the defense accused the prosecution of intentionally delaying the trial. Amarii Fontanelle, 20, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder while…
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On April 11, before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan, a homicide defendant’s release request was denied. Amari Fontanelle, 21, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder premeditated while…
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In a Jan. 2 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a request to release murder suspect Amarii Fontanelle who’s also accused of attempted murder in Prince George’s County,…
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On Oct. 12, Amarii Fontanelle was arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan in a nine count murder indictment. Fontanelle, 20, is charged with first-degree murder premeditated, first-degree murder…
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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan revoked Amarii Fontanelle’s release status in a May 17 hearing following reports he’d recently been arrested in Upper Marlboro, Md. and also faces a…
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The validity of an Instagram photo was debated at a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan March 17. The prosecution introduced a social media post suggesting that murder…
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After a two-day preliminary hearing, a judge found probable cause that the defendant could have committed a double homicide. Amarii Fontanelle, 19, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for…
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