Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers arrested a man for assault with intent to commit first-degree sexual abuse on Sept. 8.
According to a press release, at around 2:50 p.m. that day, the 23-year-old suspect allegedly assaulted the victim on the 1800 block of Alabama Avenue, SE. He was arrested by responding units.
Parties in a murder case prepared to go to trial later this month.
Edward Brown, Steven Robin and Antonio McKenzie are charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 29-year-old Kenneth Poindexter on the 4700 block of Benning Road, SE, on Jan. 18, 2018.
During the Sept. 8 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson said that all formal requests must be submitted by Sept. 15.
The three defendants are also charged with possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. McKenzie and Brown are charged with conspiracy to commit a crime of violence. Brown is also charged with prisoner escape.
On Aug. 18, Brown and McKenzie were indicted on obstruction of justice charges for allegedly speaking with a fellow inmate who is one of the prosecution’s witnesses in this case. Judge Dayson previously allowed those cases to be included in the trial over the objections of Robin’s defense attorney, Kristin McGough, who argued that including these obstruction cases in the murder trial will prevent her client from receiving a fair trial by causing prejudice against him, D.C. Witness previously reported. Judge Dayson said a jury should be able to differentiate between the accusations against the defendants without issue.
Former co-defendant Charles Young recently pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact to voluntary manslaughter. According to court documents, as part of the plea deal, the prosecution agreed not to call Young to testify at the upcoming trial.
Jury selection is set to begin on Sept. 27.
A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to determine if the case against a defendant accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend has enough evidence to go to trial.
Idrissa Fall, 33, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 29-year-old Dara Northern on the 6100 block of 4th Street, NW, on July 18.
During the Sept. 8 hearing, Judge Danya Dayson scheduled the preliminary hearing to take place on Sept. 21.
Judge Dayson also issued a stay away order from a witness at the prosecution’s request. Defense attorney Ronald Resetarits did not object to this.
A domestic violence defendant who was prepared to accept a plea deal was unable to come to court due to being in quarantine.
The defendant is charged with first-degree cruelty to children. He has been held at DC Jail since he picked up the charge on March 24.
During the Sept. 8 hearing, a marshal informed the court that the defendant is in a unit required to quarantine. Judge Marisa Demeo rescheduled the hearing to Sept. 27, at which time he is expected to take the plea deal.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out one crime alert between 9:00 a.m. on Sept. 8 and 9:00 a.m. on Sept 9.
A crime alert was sent out at 10:51 p.m. due to a robbery in the 500 block of Florida Avenue, NW. Police identified the suspect as a Black male who is approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall, 200 pounds, with dreadlocks, wearing a black windbreaker style jacket, blue denim jeans and armed with a handgun.
Metropolan Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on Sept. 5.
At approximately 7:05 p.m. police were near the 600 block of Morton Street, NW, when they heard gunshots. Police located 31-year-old Delontae Kelly with a gunshot wound and pronounced him dead on scene, according to the press release.
A DC Superior Court judge set a sentencing date for a convicted manslaughter defendant who was brought to court on a bench warrant last month.
In February 2019, Terica Younger pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of 43-year-old Talata Williams, who was killed in a vehicle collision on the 2400 block of Good Hope Road, SE, during the early hours of Sept. 17, 2017. Younger’s blood-alcohol level was above the legal limit at the time of the crash, D.C. Witness previously reported. She also reportedly tested positive for fentanyl, a narcotic.
Younger, 44, was allowed to remain released pending sentencing. But when she failed to appear in court for a show cause hearing in June 2019, Judge Milton Lee issued a bench warrant for her arrest, D.C. Witness previously reported. Last October, the Metropolitan Police Department issued a press release seeking the public’s assistance in locating her.
The defendant was eventually found and brought to court for a bench warrant return hearing in August. She is currently being held in detention.
During the Sept. 8 hearing, Judge Lee denied Younger’s request for new defense counsel. He said he wanted to give defense attorney Madalyn Harvey time to talk with her client, and scheduled the sentencing hearing to take place on Dec. 6.
At the request of defense counsel, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo ordered a competency screening for a defendant accused of stabbing a 27-year-old woman to death while she was walking her dog in 2019.
Eliyas Aregahegne is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the death of 27-year-old Margery Magill on the 400 block of Irving St, NW, on Aug. 17, 2019.
The 26-year-old defendant was previously scheduled for a felony arraignment and trial readiness hearing to take place on Sept. 7, but those were rescheduled to Sept. 22 after defense attorney David Knight raised concerns over his client’s competency to stand trial.
The forensic screening is scheduled to take place next week. Parties are expected to discuss the results on Sept. 22.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out two crime alerts between 9:00 p.m. on Sept. 7 and 9:00 a.m. on Sept. 8.
A crime alert was sent out at 12:31 a.m. due to a shooting investigation in the 200 block of V Street, NW. Police do not have information on the suspect(s).
A second crime alert was sent out at 12:40 a.m. due to a shooting in the 3100 block of Buena Vista Terrence, SE. Police do not have information on the suspect(s).
A DC Superior Court judge found a defendant charged in connection with two homicides mentally incompetent to stand trial.
Matthew Walker is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 32-year-old David Remen on the 1700 block of Hamlin Street, NE, on Feb. 14, 2019.
The 22-year-old defendant is also charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 23-year-old Jamal Green-Lee on April 29, 2019, on the 100 block of Michigan Avenue, NE. Green-Lee died from his injuries on Nov. 4, 2020.
During the Sept. 7 hearing, Judge Juliet McKenna found Walker mentally incompetent to stand trial, with no objection from parties.
Defense attorney Kristin McGough asked Judge McKenna to transfer her client to St. Elizabeths Hospital, DC’s psychiatric institution.
The prosecution, however, opposed this request, expressing concern over the safety of staff and patients.
Judge McKenna denied McGough’s request for the transfer, sharing in the prosecution’s safety concerns. Instead, Walker will receive one-on-one remote competency restoration treatment while remaining at DC Jail.
Parties are scheduled to reconvene for a mental observation hearing on Nov. 19.
A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant to serve more than four years for sex abuse and theft charges.
Earlier this year, Anthony Crump pleaded guilty to third-degree sex abuse for sexually assaulting a woman on a metro bus on the morning of Oct. 6, 2020. He also pleaded guilty to first-degree theft in a separate case.
Judge Danya Dayson sentenced the 37-year-old defendant to serve three years for the sex abuse charge and 14 months for the theft charge. The sentences will run consecutively.
During the June 7 hearing, the prosecution showed security footage of the sexual assault. After making comments to the bus driver, Crump is seen turning towards the victim, who was sitting across from him, and asking her questions pertaining to her family and ethnicity. The victim is then seen sliding over to the window of her seat.
After Crump becomes more aggressive, the victim is seen trying to move away. Crump gets closer to her, touching her inappropriately and pulling her clothing. In the footage, he is heard saying, “I am going to f*** you,” and “I want to put my d*** in your mouth.” He repeatedly yelled at her to sit down even as the bus driver told him to stop. Crump’s verbal harassment continued even as police officers removed him from the bus.
“I apologize for the woman in the bus situation,” he said. “I was high.”
The victim did not appear in court but wrote a letter that the prosecution read aloud.
“I am constantly having nightmares,” she wrote.
Defense attorney Johnathan Armstrong said that this case is one of the few in which he has ever requested a forensic psychological screening during an initial hearing. He said his client began struggling with his mental health after having traumatic experiences in his early life, and called his client’s life as a whole, “extremely turbulent.”
Still, Armstrong said his client is not running from his charges and is “profoundly sorry” for his actions.
“I apologize to both of those people,” Crump said, referring to the victims in both of his cases. “I hope they both have successful lives.”
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has updated the reward for a vehicle sought in a Sept. 4 mass shooting.
At approximately 7:33 p.m. police responded to the 600 block of Longfellow Street, NW. On arrival, MPD found multiple gunshot victims. Three victims were found dead on arrival, and three other victims were transported to hospitals with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. The three deceased victims were identified as Donnetta Dyson, 31, Keenan Braxton, 24, and Johnny Joyner, 37, according to the press release.
A total of $110,000 is currently being offered for information on the suspect’s vehicle, a black Honda accord sedan. A total of $25,000 is being offered per victim from the MPD. An additional $25,000 is being offered from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Washington Field Division and $10,000 the FBI Washington Field Office, according to the press release.
A homicide defendant was unable to attend a preliminary hearing after being placed in quarantine due to possible exposure to COVID-19 at the DC Jail.
Treavon Johnson, 24, is charged with second-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 35-year-old John Edmonds on July 26 on the 600 block of Jefferson Street, NW.
The Sept. 7 hearing was set to determine if the case has enough evidence to go to trial. But defense attorney Dana Page said the staff at the jail told her they are not equipped to have the defendant appear remotely while he is in quarantine.
According to court documents, the shooting occurred when Edmonds followed and then pulled in front of a vehicle carrying Johnson, his girlfriend and her children. Edmonds then allegedly approached the vehicle, shouting for the passengers to give him his daughter and threatening to kill the occupants.
Edmonds previously had a relationship with Johnson’s girlfriend, who told police this was not the first time he followed her. She said he has also tried to run her off the road in the past.
During the hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee and counsel noted the possible self-defense or defense of others arguments in the case.
Johnson has been held in jail for a month and a half. Page said she is looking to get her client released as soon as possible. She argued that Johnson does not pose a threat to the community since his actions were in self-defense.
“He wouldn’t have been exposed if he had been released before Friday,” said Page.
Johnson is slated to be held in quarantine until Sept. 20, so Judge Lee scheduled his next hearing for that date.
Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating a suspect vehicle in connection with a triple homicide that occurred on Sept. 4.
According to a press release, at around 7:33 p.m. that day, officers responded to the 600 block of Longfellow Street, NW, for the sound of gunshots. There, they found multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
Three victims: 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson, 24-year-old Keenan Braxton and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner were pronounced dead on scene.
Three adult male victims were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police describe the vehicle sought as a black Honda Accord sedan.
The Metropolan Police Department (MPD) sent out two crime alerts between 9:00 a.m. on Sept. 6 and 9:00 a.m. on Sept 7.
A crime alert was sent out at 12:48 a.m. due to a robbery in the 3300 block of Benning Road, NE. Police identified the suspects as three Black males.
A second crime alert was sent out at 1:21 a.m. due to a stabbing in the 1400 block of Irving Street, NW. Police do not have information on the suspect(s).
