The police have made a second arrest in the October killing of Omar Earl Rogers. Read more »

Police announced the arrest of a suspect for the murder of Omar Earl Rogers, 25, who was found fatally shot. Read more »

A shooting defendant was found guilty of all eleven charges after a two week trial in front of DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on April 7. Read more »

A detective from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) told a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson’s courtroom that a defendant was deemed an immediate suspect after a shooting during a hearing on April 1. Read more »

Prosecutors and defense attorneys delivered closing arguments before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson and the jury in a non-fatal shooting and assault trial on April 2.  Roger Jones, 42, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, simple assault, assault with a dangerous weapon, threat to kidnap or injure a person, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, carrying a pistol without a license, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and fleeing from law enforcement. Read more »

Prosecutors presented evidence in a shooting trial on March 31 including body-worn camera footage of the victim calling for his mother, saying he was shot in the back by a large man in a mask.  DC Superior Court Judge Danya A. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson and the jury continued to hear testimony in a non-fatal shooting and assault trial on March 27. Read more »

The victim of a non-fatal shooting testified that he anticipated becoming a professional football athlete prior to the incident that left him as a paraplegic during a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on March 25.  Roger Jones, 42, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, three counts of possession of a firearm during crime of violence, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, fleeing a law enforcement officer, carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, threatening to kidnap or injure a person, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and simple assault for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting and assault that injured two individuals on January 22, 2022, on the 1400 block of Okie Street, NE.  The prosecution called upon the shooting victim, who sustained gunshot wounds to his chest, back, and upper extremities. Read more »

A witness to a non-fatal shooting told a jury March 26 that she didn't see the shooter during a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park ruled that only certain parts of a 911 call connected to a non-fatal shooting could be admitted as evidence in the case, asserting that the victim’s statements were not an "excited utterance" and must be partially omitted, during a hearing on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael O'Keefe questioned prosecutors on the fairness of Riley Benjamin's plea deal on Aug. Read more »

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A DC Superior Court judge granted a defense attorney's request to withdraw from two murder cases. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge continued a murder defendant's hearing after the prosecution put a plea offer on the record.  Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge continued an April 29 ascertainment of counsel hearing for a defendant charged in two homicide cases.  Rasheed Young, 43, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the 1996 shooting of 26-year-old Cedric Rogers. Read more »