DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ordered Christopher Wise transferred to St. Elizabeths Hospital for further evaluation on July 12, after receiving a report from the DC Department of Behavioral…
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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating the fatal shooting of 35-year-old James Edward King III on June 12 on the 4100 block of Hayes Street, NE.
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Amid the backlog created by a suspension of jury trials in the DC Superior Court due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a judge scheduled hearings for seven murder defendants. During the…
+ Read MoreOn Sept. 23, DC Superior Court Judge James Crowell released 20 defendants and held seven defendants in DC Jail during their initial hearings. Three defendants charged with assault were held…
+ Read MoreOn Sept. 5, DC Superior Court Judge James Crowell held 10 defendants and released 17. Babtunde Adekson is held on a charge of destruction of property less than $1,000 for…
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Ten hearings that were supposed to happen on June 23, but they were rescheduled for Sept. 8. Edward Drake-James, James Lee, Jendai Robinson, Daninccio Evans, James Newton and James Woods…
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Judges didn’t release as many homicide defendants in 2019 as they did in 2018, data shows According to DC Code, Washington, DC criminal defendants cannot be held in jail from…
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As of March 11, 2020, there have been 31 homicides in the District. The homicides have taken place in 23 neighborhoods throughout the District with Mount Vernon Square/Triangle, Shaw, Southwest…
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On Feb. 28, a judge dismissed a murder defendant’s case without prejudice. Curtis Edwards was charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged role in the death of 26-year-old…
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During a preliminary hearing, a DC Superior Court judge found probable cause that a 38-year-old man was involved in a homicide that occurred over the summer. Curtis Edwards is charged with second-degree…
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By the close of March the nation’s capitol tallied 15 homicides, more murders than the past two months combined. The first homicide was on March 3, when 41-year-old Desmond Joseph…
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