Police still searching for suspect in August murder

Police are again circulating a photo and hoping to find Herman Lee Cook, Jr. who they say is responsible for the murder of Donald Stephen Johnson, Jr. in August.

According to police, Cook fatally shot Johnson a little after 7 p.m. on August 8. Police initially circulated a photo of Cook a few days after the shooting and have again released his information while asking for the public’s assistance in locating him. Police warn that Cook is considered armed and dangerous.

Cook, wanted on charges of second-degree murder while armed, is described as a 45-year-old black male. He is 5’8″ tall, weighing 250 pounds with a medium complexion. Cook has brown eyes and black hair with a bald spot on the top of his head.

Johnson was found suffering from gunshot wounds in the 5700 block of Georgia Ave. NW on August 8.

Police charge woman with September homicide

A woman has been charged with the murder of Levi Kinte Davis last September.

Police on Thursday announced the arrest of Carmelita Henderson, 49. Henderson has been charged with first-degree murder while armed.

According to police, Davis, 38, was found shot in the 4200 block of East Capitol St. NE, on the night of Sept. 16. Davis was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries.

Henderson was arrested Wednesday and is expected to be presented in D.C. Superior Court Thursday afternoon.

Sentencing in Andre Herndon Jr. case delayed

The sentencing for the man charged with killing a 19-year-old last February was delayed.

Andre Herndon Jr. was due to be sentenced on charges relating to the February 2015 shooting of Navontae Howard at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning. Arrested in June 2016 in connection with Howard’s death, Herndon was charged with second-degree murder while armed.

Following a family emergency with the presiding judge, Jose M. Lopez, Herdon’s sentencing has been pushed back to an unknown date.

Prior to his death, Navontae Howard, Herndon’s victim, had clashed with the defendant in street-related conflicts. A member of the Benning/Trepark group situated in 37 Street, SE, Herndon was said to be motivated by having been previously jumped by members of Mactown. Mactown, from 34 St. and Minnesota Avenue, SE, is a longtime rival of the Benning/Trepark group, and is said to be the group with whom Howard identified.

The rival groups clashed on the 3500 block of East Capitol St. on February 3, 2015. Following verbal arguments, witnesses reported that Herndon removed a handgun and initiated shooting between the two groups.

It is unknown at this time when Herndon’s sentencing will be scheduled.

16-year-old girl killed in November shooting not believed to be intended target

Police believe 16-year-old Breyona McMillian was not the intended target in the November 25 shooting that claimed her life.

Saeve Evans, who was initially deemed a person of interest in the Southeast Washington shooting, has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with McMillian’s death. These charges are an upgrade from his initial charge of unlawful possession of a firearm.

According to the arrest warrant for Evans’ most recent charges, police believe Evans was intending to injure the occupants of a black Nissan that had pulled up to the Potomac Gardens Apartment housing complex at the time of the shooting. The vehicle pulled up as Evans, McMillian and others lounged outside of the Potomac Gardens complex. As described by police, Evans began shooting at the vehicle as it came to a stop in front of the building. Police are alleging that that McMillian was killed by the shots Evans had intended for the occupants of the Nissan.

Police received information that Evans was high at the time of the shooting and discharged his weapon out of paranoia. It is noted in the warrant for Evans’ arrest that police received tips that the Nissan belonged to rivals of the Potomac Gardens apartment complex. The warrant specifically notes that police received a tip that it belonged to “Black Sean,” a known enemy of Evans. “Black Sean” has been determined to have been elsewhere at the time of the murder.

The warrant for Evans’ arrest also notes that 15 of the 16 9mm shell casings that were recovered from the scene were found in the area where Evans was seen firing his gun in surveillance footage. Police also examined the black Nissan present at the scene and determined that all damage sustained by the car had come from its exterior. Additionally, it was found that no shots had been fired from within, and police found no signs or residue of firearms in the vehicle.

Evans has been held without bail since his arrest. His preliminary hearing will be held in January.

Daniel Scott faces 15 years for stabbing a man with a butcher knife

A man charged with fatally stabbing another man in the face with a butcher knife pled guilty to second-degree murder while armed today.

Daniel Scott, 36, pleaded guilty to stabbing James Michael Neal, 54, in the face last November.

As part of the deal, Scott will serve 15 years in jail if approved by a judge.

According to details of the agreement, the incident between Scott and Neal began in the evening of Nov. 21, when Scott was involved in an argument with a female panhandler standing outsize a 7-Eleven in the 1100 block of South Capitol St. SW. Scott began swinging a knife at the woman who was accompanied by a male. When the pair left, Scott followed them, and confronted them and stabbed Neal once in the face.

Neal died from his injuries a day later.

Scott is due to be sentenced Feb. 24, 2017.

Victor Bolden fatally shot Thursday

Police have identified the man found fatally shot inside a residence on Nicholson Street as 26-year-old Victor Bolden.

According to police, Bolden was found inside a home in the 600 block of Nicholson St. NE at around 5 p.m. Thursday. Bolden was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was declared dead on the scene.

Police have not yet released any suspect information.

Charges against Saeve Evans upgraded to murder

The man arrested on weapons charges connected to the shooting of Breyona McMillian last month has now been charged with murder.

Saeve Evans, 30, was originally charged with unlawful possession of a firearm on Nov. 30, but the charges were upgraded to second-degree murder while armed over the weekend.

Prior to his Evans’ arrest, Interim Police Chief Peter Newsham said Evans was seen on video surveillance shooting into a crowd but could not confirm if he filed the shot that killed 16-year-old McMillian.

Evans has been held without bail since his initial arrest. He is due to be presented in D.C. Superior Court Monday afternoon.

21-year-old fatally shot inside car Sunday night

A 21-year-old was found fatally shot inside a car Sunday night.

The body of Grant Copeland Dosunmu was discovered by police at around 9:30 p.m. in the Hawthorne neighborhood. Dosunmu was declared dead at the scene, and his body was transported to the Office of the Medical Examiner.

No arrests have been made, however police say they believe the suspect was inside the vehicle with the victim when the shooting took place.

Tuesday shooting leaves one man dead

Police are investigating the murder of a 45-year-old man in the 1500 block of Olive Street, NE.

At around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday police arrived and found Terry Crutchfield, of Southeast, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds within a residence. Emergency personnel responded and declared Crutchfield dead.

Police are asking for any information that may lead to the apprehension of a suspect.

Marquette Tibbs placed at murder scene by GPS bracelet

The man charged with the murder of Orland Donald Silver III’s murder last month was placed at the murder scene by a GPS bracelet he wears from a prior conviction.

According to charging documents, Marquette Tibbs was determined to have been within 30 feet of the shooting in the 1300 block of Howard Rd. SE on Nov. 27 when Silver was killed.

Tibbs has been charged with second degree murder while armed in addition to other weapons and narcotics violations.

Police charged Tibbs with the murder after they placed him at the scene, and after he was positively identified as the suspect after two witnesses at the scene provided matching descriptions of Tibbs. Both witnesses provided detectives with a description of a black male with dreads, dressed in a black Helly Hansen jacket with red and white on it. Following Tibbs’ arrest, both witnesses confirmed that Tibbs was the suspect they had seen earlier.

Silver was found at around 4:15 p.m. on Nov. 27 suffering from a gunshot wound in his stomach. Officers on the scene and emergency personnel had him taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries about an hour later.

Police have no released a possible motive for the shooting.

Tibbs is scheduled to be back in court on December 13th.

Shooting on Capitol Avenue leaves 45-year-old man dead

Police are investigating a shooting that left one man injured and another dead.

At approximately 7:30 p.m. Monday evening, police responded to the sound of gunshots on the 1800 block of Capitol Ave., NE. There they found two men, including Timothy Pretlow, suffering from gunshot wounds.

Both men were transferred to a local hospital, where 45-year-old Pretlow died from his injuries. Police say the other victim has non-life threatening injuries.

Second suspect in Isiah Agyekum murder ordered held without bail

Marquete Murray, the second person arrested in connection with the 2015 murder of Isiah Agyekum, was ordered held without bail in his first court appearance at D.C. Superior Court Thursday afternoon.

Murray was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed. Turell Campbell was arrested earlier this week on the same charges regarding Agyekum’s death.

Murray’s public defender argued that there was not enough probable cause to warrant his client’s arrest. The defense argued his client could not be conclusively identified as having been in the passenger seat or the backseat of the automobile directly tied to Agyekum’s death. The prosecution countered by maintaining that Murray was present in the car, and any uncertainty regarding which seat he was in was not enough to negate the probable cause for his arrest.

Although the presiding judge conceded that any contention around Murray’s identity may be grounds for a suppression hearing, he found that there was probable cause in Murray’s arrest.

Murray’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for December 13.

Second arrest made in murder of Isiah Agyekum

Police have charged a second man for the alleged murder of Isiah Agyekum last July.

Marquete Murray was arrested Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder while armed. He is scheduled to be arraigned in D.C. Superior Court on Thursday.

Earlier last month, police also charged Turell Campbell with Agyekum’s murder.

Police charge man with murder of of 49-year-old

Police have charged 37-year-old Perez Green with the murder of James Albert Harling.

Harling, 49, was found unconscious, and with trauma to his head in the 3000 block of Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Harling died from his injuries at the hospital.

Later that day, police charged Green with second-degree murder while armed.

Saeve Evans pleads not guilty to firearm charge, held without bail

The man police say fired multiple shots into a crowd the day after Thanksgiving was ordered held without bail in his first appearance at D.C. Superior Court Wednesday.

Saeve Evans, 27, faces a felony charge of unlawful possession of a firearm. He pleaded not guilty to the charge on Wednesday. Police were searching for Evans in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Breyona McMillian. Though police cannot confirm if it was a bullet from Evans’ weapon that struck and killed the teenager, police urged him to come forward and provide any details that could help police solve the case.

Evans is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a prior felony conviction. According to police, he was seen on surveillance video firing multiple shots toward a crowd standing outside the Potomac Gardens housing complex last Friday.

Evans’ public defender, Blase Kearney, argued to have his client’s case dismissed due to insufficient probable cause. According to Kearney, neither camouflage pants nor a 9 millimeter gun, both of which the suspect was said to possess in the footage, could be found on Evans. Kearney also argued that there was not enough evidence to identify Evans as the suspect seen on the video. According to Kearney, a housing authority employee told police the man seen on the footage was Evans, but argued an employee would not be familiar enough with Evans’ facial features to distinguish him from someone else in the complex.

Evans’ preliminary hearing is scheduled for December 12 at 9 a.m.

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