Metropolitan Police Department and New York Police Department are investigating five shootings in Washington and New York City that they believe were committed by the same person. Two of these…
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Dion Martin pleaded guilty Wednesday to the murder of Muhammad Washington. Martin, who had been charged with second-degree murder will be sentenced in September. He has been held without bail…
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Police charged a man with murder last Tuesday after he struck and killed a woman with his pick-up truck. The driver, 52-year-old Robert Paris, was drunk at the time of the accident,…
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Social media evidence was presented to jurors in a co-defendant homicide, conspiracy trial before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on July 1 revealing the presence of firearms in the…
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On Dec. 12, a victim’s family walked out of court as a DC Superior Court judge was handing down sentences to two murder defendants. Robert Washington and Derrick Hart plead…
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During a status hearing June 21, two defendants in a murder trial pleaded guilty to murder. Codefendants Robert Washington, 22, and Derrick Hart, 23, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while…
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During a status hearing April 11, the prosecution in a murder case requested more time to receive DNA results. Co-defendants Robert Washington and Derrick Hart are charged with first-degree murder…
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After considering several factors, including a fatal shooting during the daylight hours and an active dispute between young men in differing neighborhoods, a superior court judge found both defendants charged…
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A homicide defendant was arraigned on one charge before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Oct. 30. Oliver Gomes, 54, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his…
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Teenage co-defendants, charged in connection to another teen’s death, accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors on Oct. 28, before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Marlan Smith, 17, and…
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On Oct. 4, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Hildum determined probable cause agreed to releasing an armed carjacking defendant to home confinement with the exception of school. Julian Byrd, 17,…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun granted the request of Oliver Gomes‘ attorney, Sara Kopecki, to reschedule his preliminary hearing from Aug. 23 to Oct. 8, giving her time to…
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