DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz stated he would consult the presiding judge on whether to move a defendant’s case to a less serious felony calendar during a hearing on Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a defendant's request to end GPS monitoring as part of her release conditions on Oct. Read more »

A homicide defendant was denied a request to remove GPS monitoring on July 11 by DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz, on the grounds that she had consistently broke home confinement conditions. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz accepted a defendant’s guilty plea in a murder case on July 11.  Lewis Jones, 29, was originally charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, possession of a prohibited weapon, six counts of tampering with physical evidence, and obstructing justice for his involvement in the fatal stabbing of 42-year-old Anthony Jordan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neil Kravitz ruled that a murder defendant will be released with GPS monitoring at a status hearing on June 13. Read more »

A defendant accused of tampering with evidence and assisting in a homicide rejected a plea offer in front of DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on April 18.  Nichelle Thomas is facing 16 charges, including accessory after the fact second-degree murder while armed, six counts of tampering with physical evidence, three counts of misdemeanor credit card fraud, threat to kidnap or injure a person, threat to injure a person, and four counts of obstruction of justice. Read more »

Through his defense attorney, David Knight, Lewis Jones pleaded not guilty to all indictment charges in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun at an arraignment hearing on June 17. Read more »

On April 26, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun denied a defendant’s request to dismiss the stay away order from her daughter, who is pregnant. Read more »

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During the final month of 2018, the District of Columbia saw an uptick in homicides compared to the last month, a repeated trend throughout the year. Read more »

There were 12 homicides in October 2017 and nine cases were resolved. Read more »