Homicide Defendant Agrees to Plea Deal
On Jan. 18, a homicide defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Anthony Lewis, 25, was originally charged with first-degree…
+ Read MoreOn Jan. 18, a homicide defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Anthony Lewis, 25, was originally charged with first-degree…
+ Read MoreOn Jan. 10, a homicide defendant waived his right to independent DNA testing of evidence recovered at a crime scene before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Bernard Eddy, 23,…
+ Read MoreOn Dec. 1, non-fatal shooting defendant Purnell Jackson’s request for release was denied by DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Jackson, 37, is charged with eight counts of assault with…
+ Read MoreOn Nov. 14, a defendant in a homicide case was arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Riley Benjamin, 32, was originally charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession…
+ Read MoreOn Oct. 20, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced four of six defendants to more than 30 years incarceration for their involvement in the mass shooting that killed a…
+ Read MoreOn July 19, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan denied a release request for a homicide defendant following a discussion of his criminal record. Bernard Eddy, 23, is charged with…
+ Read MoreOn May 23, defense attorneys for four of six defendants in a homicide and conspiracy trial presented their closing arguments. Gregory Taylor, 27, Quentin Michals, 25, Qujuan Thomas, 24, Darrise…
+ Read MoreOn April 7, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced William Romero to a total of 7 years for sexually abusing his two underaged nieces. Romero, 24, had originally been…
+ Read MoreThe cross-examination of a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) criminal investigator continued on March 8 in a trial for the murder of a 10-year-old girl. Gregory Taylor, 26, Quentin Michals, 25,…
+ Read MoreDuring a Feb. 24 status hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun rejected a motion to release a defendant to home confinement in a homicide case. On Nov. 30, 2022,…
+ Read MoreTrial is finally underway, almost five years after the murder of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson. Gregory Taylor, 27, Quentin Michals, 25, Qujuan Thomas, 24, Darrise Jeffers, 23, Isaiah Murchison, 23, and…
+ Read MoreDuring a Feb. 10 status hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein modified a homicide defendant’s release conditions. Naquel Henderson, 25, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession of a…
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