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On Sept. 7, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced a homicide defendant to 20.5 years in prison for second-degree murder and for carrying a dangerous weapon outside of a…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun accepted a homicide defendant’s guilty plea, waiving the trial. Gregory Johnson, 31, is charged with one count of second-degree murder while armed and one…
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A total of ten homicides occurred during the month of February, all of which were shootings. February homicides decreased by approximately 17 percent from the month before. There were 12…
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A suspect has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed in a homicide that detectives believe was domestic in nature. At approximately 11:16 a.m. on Feb. 5, officers…
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D.C. Witness data shows an approximately 67 percent decrease in homicides in April from the previous month. There were nine recorded homicides in April, down from the 15 homicides recorded…
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A DC Superior Court judge presided over 10 pretrial and probation show cause hearings on Oct. 19. “The court attempted to get the defendant into compliance for six years,” Judge…
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A DC Superior Court judge continued hearings and issued two bench warrants during pretrial and probation hearings on Sept. 8. Judge Michael O’Keefe issued a bench warrant for Jamaul Crockett…
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October continued Washington, DC’s all too common tale of loss and death. According to D.C. Witness data, 19 people have been killed by homicides during the month, three more than…
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On April 5, the defense requested to schedule another hearing to address the prosecution’s misconduct during a trial that occurred from Jan. 23 to March 6. Co-defendants Monte Johnson and…
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On March 7, a DC Superior Court judge rescheduled a murder defendant’s preliminary hearing after the trial he was cooperating in resulted in a mistrial. Shareem Hall is charged with…
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After nearly a week of deliberation, a jury returned a partial verdict March 6. Co-defendants Monte Johnson and Jalonte Little are charged in connection to the death 22-year-old Deeniquia Dodds, also known…
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During closing arguments in a murder trial, the prosecution said Feb. 26 that a defendant “confessed” to the murder of a transgender woman. Co-defendants Monte Johnson and Jalonte Little are…
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