On April 11, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun heard testimony from a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) lead detective during a preliminary hearing to determine probable cause in an apparent…
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During an April 14 felony arraignment, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe arraigned a homicide defendant on five charges including first-degree murder while armed. Seaun McDowney, 19, allegedly murdered 20-year-old…
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During a sentencing hearing on April 7, the prosecutor described the defendant as a “wonderful person” when giving her sentencing recommendations. Samuel Davis, 64, was convicted of second-degree murder in…
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Defense attorney Roderick Thompson said he wants to conduct DNA testing on evidence in a murder case. Daniel Fleetwood, 28, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection to…
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Johnwann Elliot was officially arraigned on Feb. 6 during a felony arraignment court hearing. On March 15, 2022, Elliot, 29, allegedly shot Nikia Young. Young, 37, was seen on surveillance…
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During a status hearing on Feb. 1, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun rescheduled a trial due to delays in DNA testing. The defendant is charged with first-degree child sexual…
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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted the defense’s motion to reschedule the proposed hearings, so as not to conflict with an additional court date for the defendant. On Sept….
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DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan set a date for a homicide case to go to trial during an Oct. 13 hearing. Johnwann Elliot, 29, was charged with first-degree murder…
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A DC Superior Court judge lifted the home confinement order for a sex abuse defendant. The defendant is charged with felony first-degree child sexual abuse in a domestic violence case…
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A DC Superior Court judge determined that a homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial. Seventeen year-old Quincy Johnson is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the…
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to determine if a homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial after the original hearing date was cancelled due to…
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A DC Superior Court judge released and continued the hearing of a defendant who is on probation for sex abuse. He also, recently, picked up a domestic violence case. In…
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