A defendant pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder at an arraignment before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on June 5. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a defense motion for release on June 4 in a non-fatal stabbing case reopened by the DC Court of Appeals.  Onzay Gibbs, 36, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed and aggravated assault knowingly while armed for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal stabbing on Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz allowed the prosecution time to determine how they will proceed in a stabbing case on May 22 after an appellate court overturned the defendant’s conviction. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld gave two defendants in a carjacking, robbery case 64 month concurrent sentences but reluctantly released the third suspect on probation in a May 20 hearing.  “I don’t know what I’m supposed to do here,”said Judge Hertzfeld as she considered the fate of Jalen Dyson, 25, convicted with the two others in a crime the judge described as “horrible” and horrendous.” Dyson was originally charged with robbery while armed.  His two co-defendants, Yahshaiyah Enoch, 23, faced a count of armed robbery and Xavier Wall was accused of  conspiracy, armed carjacking, possession of a firearm in a crime of violence, robbery while armed, assault to commit robbery while armed and first-degree theft.  According to a police report, on June 23, 2023, officers responded to a robbery call at the Ivy City Motel on the 1600 Block of New York Avenue, NE. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman denied a defense attorney’s request for release during a homicide defendant’s arraignment on April 15. Read more »

A cold case defendant who allegedly raped and fatally stabbed a woman in 1999 was arraigned and indicted before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt in a hearing on April 9. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan acknowledged a teenage homicide defendant's perfect compliance with his release conditions in a hearing on April 7.  Leroy Dixon, 17, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Dominique Dingle on May 20, 2025 on the 1000 block of Third Place, SE.  Dixon is charged under Title 16, which allows prosecutors to try juveniles as adults for certain serious offenses. Read more »

A defendant had his probation revoked by DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on April 3.  Kaevon Sutton, 25, was found guilty by a jury on March 23, 2023, of carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of Aujee Tyler, 22, on March 19, 2018 on the 3500 block of Stanton Road, SE. Read more »

A non-fatal shooting defendant pleaded not guilty to 20 charges stemming from two shootings before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on March 31.  Daquan Baker, 27, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, aggravated assault while armed, assault with intent to commit robbery while armed, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, three counts of unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction greater than a year, three counts of carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, three counts of possession of an unregistered firearm, endangerment with a firearm in a public place, three counts of unlawful possession of ammunition, and a misdemeanor unlawful possession of a controlled substance.  All violent charges face an aggravating circumstance of allegedly being committed after Baker had two prior felony convictions. Read more »

A defendant accused of shooting and killing a man inside of an America’s Best Wings pleaded not guilty at an arraignment before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 27. Read more »

A shooting defendant rejected a plea offer extended by the prosecution in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 17. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a stabbing defendant’s motion to dismiss his defense attorney on March 11.  Rubin Holman, 32, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed and aggravated assault knowingly while armed for his alleged involvement in a stabbing on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied the defense’s request on March 5 to transfer a shooting case from adult to juvenile court after the case was dismissed for lack of probable cause.   A 17-year-old juvenile defendant was originally charged with assault with intent to murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, and two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence in connection to his alleged involvement in a shooting at Union Station at the unit block of Massachusetts Avenue, NE on Feb. Read more »

A shooting defendant proclaimed his innocence and expressed frustration with his counsel in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 6. Read more »

The prosecution asked DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz to instruct US Marshals to use force on a stabbing defendant who refuses to appear in court on March 3.  Rubin Holman, 32, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed and aggravated assault knowingly while armed for his alleged involvement in a stabbing on the 600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE on Oct. Read more »