DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson sentenced a shooting defendant, also guilty of a stabbing, to 96 months of imprisonment on Aug. Read more »

A 2023 shooting defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on June 13. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean criticized the prosecution for failing to provide eyewitness testimony to the defense in a stabbing case on March 7. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo found probable cause in a domestic squabble and rejected the release of a shooting defendant during his Nov. Read more »

A defendant pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a stabbing incident before DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian on July 11. Read more »

A carjacking defendant voluntarily waived his right to independently test DNA evidence recovered from a crime scene in front of a DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian on June 13.  Dontrell Harrison, 48, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault with significant bodily injury for his alleged involvement in a stabbing on April 22 at 300 Livingston Terrace, SE. Read more »

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives have an arrest warrant for 45-year-old Dontrell Harrison who allegedly tried to shoot an unidentified man to death on the 2100 block of I Street, NE on April 17. Read more »

Throughout the month of April, the District saw a substantial uptick in homicides, a 111 percent increase. The increase reflects the same amount of homicides that occurred in January despite a two month decrease in February and March. Read more »