Tony McClam, 35, turned down a voluntary manslaughter plea before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on Sept. Read more »

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Defense attorneys for Tony McClam,34, were back in court for a May 13 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe in a complex shooting case based on the constitutional issues of fair jury selection and double-jeopardy.  McClam, originally accused of killing 11-year-old Karon Brown in 2019 on the 2700 block of Naylor Road, SE, was found not guilty of first-degree murder in January of 2022 in a seven-count indictment, but the jury was hung on other six charges including assault with intent to kill and possessing a firearm during a crime of violence. Read more »

Tony McClam, 34, is not a household name. Read more »

Attorneys for the DC Public Defender Service, the US Attorney's Office and the DC Superior Court debated how much data should be released in a Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo presided over a motion hearing that involved 54 defendants concerning violations of their rights during jury selection.  Defense attorneys Jason Tulley and Imeime Umana are representing a compiled case of 54 defendants, claiming that each of the defendants had their fifth and sixth amendment rights violated due to the Fair Cross Section Clause. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo presided over a Feb. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge set a retrial date for the defendant charged in 11-year-old Karon Brown's death after his first trial ended with a partial verdict. Read more »

Six murder trials have concluded in the DC Superior Court since the suspension of jury trials due to the COVID-19 pandemic was lifted. Read more »

After approximately five days of deliberations, a jury returned a partial verdict in a murder trial. Read more »

After a two-week delay and multiple other complications along the way, a trial centered on an 11-year-old's fatal shooting wrapped up with parties delivering their closing arguments before the case was handed off to the jury. Read more »

A murder trial was put on hold after the defendant tested positive for COVID-19. Read more »

The man accused of murdering 11-year-old Karon Brown one summer evening in Naylor Gardens took to the witness stand to testify in his own defense at trial.  The defendant, Tony McClam, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in Brown’s shooting.  While parties agree that McClam shot at a vehicle on July 18, 2019, the defense asserts that he did so because he thought the driver intended to attack him. Read more »

Prosecutors called their final witnesses to the stand during a trial for the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Karon Brown. Read more »

Two Department of Forensic Science (DFS) personnel testified during a trial for the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy. Read more »