Crime Alerts: November 15-16

Between 9 p.m. on Nov. 15 and 9 a.m. on Nov. 16, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out six crime alerts.

The most recent alert was sent at 5:09 a.m. for a robbery on the 100 block of Joliet Street, SW. Police are looking for a Black male with a light brown complexion, approximately 5’5″ in height, wearing a white face mask, a dark blue jacket and blue jeans.

An alert was sent at 2:13 a.m. for a robbery (snatch) on the 1800 block of West Virginia Avenue, NE. One suspect was stopped.

An alert for an armed robbery was sent at 2:11 a.m. at the intersection of 12th and V Streets, NE. Police are looking for two Black males wearing dark clothing and armed with handguns. They were last seen in a black minivan.

Another alert for an armed robbery was sent at 1:19 a.m. on the 400 block of Michigan Avenue, NE. Police are looking for two Black males in a silver sedan, bearing unknown Maryland tags.

An alert for a robbery investigation was sent at 12:33 a.m. on the 5000 block of South Dakota Avenue, NE. Police are looking for a black Jeep Cherokee with DC tags.

The final alert was sent at 9:37 p.m. for a robbery on the 1000 block of 26th Street, NW. Police are looking for three Black males. One of the suspects is wearing a grey hoodie jacket.

Document: Florida Resident Arrested in Connection with Nov. 14 Homicide

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a suspect for second-degree murder while armed.

At around 5:26 p.m. on Nov. 14, officers responded to the 1000 block of 4th Street, SW for the sound of gunshots.

There, they found 44 year-old Terry Hickman suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on scene.

Nijinsky Latassia Dix, a 37 year-old resident of Jacksonville, Fl., was arrested that same day.

The detectives’ investigation revealed that this offense is domestic in nature.

Judge Holds 3 Defendants During Initial Hearings

A DC Superior Court judge held three defendants and released 21 during initial hearings on Nov. 13.

Juwan Chase, 19, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault with significant bodily injury for offenses he committed on Aug. 19, 2019.

Chase allegedly brandished a knife when he was confronted by an employee for stealing a Red Bull from a CVS Pharmacy on the 5300 block of Wisconsin Ave, NW. After Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers left the scene, Chase allegedly returned to the store and repeatedly assaulted the victim. The victim suffered a dislocated shoulder from the attack.

Judge Judith Pipe ordered that the defendant be held for the safety of the community since Chase was previously convicted of armed robbery this year.

A male domestic violence defendant is being held for simple assault by Judge Pipe. The defendant is currently on probation for another domestic violence case in which the victim is the same as in this new case.

Civilians allegedly had to pull the defendant off of the victim during the assault in order to save her.

Judge Pipe said she is concerned for the victim’s safety, especially since the defendant was sentenced in his last case in October, and it has only taken him one month to reoffend.

Haley Biser is a fugitive from Maryland, with underlying charges of robbery and a probation violation for a weapon possession conviction.

Judge Pipe decided to hold her on both of the fugitive cases due to the seriousness of the charges. Biser waived her right to an extradition hearing in DC, and she will be held for three business days so Maryland can come and collect her.

Judge Pipe released four defendants with fugitive charges, so that they can go to either Maryland or Virginia to take care of their warrants. The fugitives have underlying charges of arson, larceny and probation violations.

One felony defendant was released for first-degree theft on the condition that they comply with pretrial conditions and report for mental health treatment.

Four defendants were released on firearm charges, including unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction and unlawful possession of ammunition.

Judge Pipe also chose to release three traffic defendants as well, who were charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, operating a vehicle while impaired and driving without a license.

One of the traffic defendants asked to be put in DC Jail and when he was told his court date, he announced that he will be dead by then. He was released without further comment from Judge Pipe.

Four defendants were arrested due to outstanding warrants for failing to appear for their court dates. All five were released and told to report back to their pretrial or probation case managers.

Four misdemeanor defendants were released on charges of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, simple assault and possession of a prohibited weapon, no permit and leaving after colliding, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and tampering with a GPS monitoring device. One defendant was ordered to stay away from the victim and their place of residence.

One of the misdemeanor defendants is also charged with a traffic offense for a DUI and operating a vehicle while impaired. He was ordered to have a drug and alcohol assessment done by the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA).

One domestic violence defendant is charged with simple assault and was also released. They were given an order not to harass, assault, threaten, or stalk (HATS) the victim.

A defendant’s presentment will also continue to the Nov. 14 schedule, since the defendant is at a local hospital.

This article was written by Sierra Robbins.

Judge Detains One Defendant During Show Cause Hearings

A DC Superior Court Judge presided over five show cause hearings on Nov. 13.

Judge Danya Dayson detained Anthony Wainwright after he violated his pretrial release conditions.

Wainwright, 36, is charged with simple assault in a 2018 case and felony bail violation in a 2019 case. A Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) officer said he has committed curfew violations and has been rearrested.

“This case is going around in circles,” said Judge Dayson.

Defense attorney Wole Falodun protested Dayson’s decision, saying his client will come into compliance and has been trying.

She offered to reconsider her decision if Falodun filed a motion and provided additional information from Wright’s pretrial officer.

Wainwright’s next court date is scheduled for Jan. 19.

Jude Dayson also continued Sean Bowman’s hearing to Dec. 15.

Bowman, 36, is charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of an open container of alcohol and public intoxication.

According to defense attorney David Vega, Bowman is currently participating in a treatment program, which is why he did not show up to the hearing. The PSA officer confirmed Bowman’s whereabouts.

The prosecutor did not have any objections to continuing the hearing but reserved the right to request a bench warrant if Bowman is not present at the next hearing, which is scheduled for Dec. 15.

Judge Dayson continued Joevaughn Harris’ hearing to Nov. 30.

Harris was sentenced to one year of supervised probation for robbery in 2019. He was not present in court today. However, defense attorney Amy Phillips said her client was recovering from gunshot wounds.

Judge Dayson asked Phillips to tell her client to make contact with his probation officer in preparation for the next hearing.

Judge Dayson continued Antoine Hart’s hearing to Dec. 1, giving him two weeks to come into compliance with his pretrial release conditions.

Hart, 18, is charged with carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business and possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device.

Harris was in court today for violating his stay-away order and failing to charge his GPS tracking device.

His next court date is scheduled on Dec. 1.

Judge Dayson also continued another defendant’s hearing.

The defendant was sentenced to one year of probation for unlawful entry in September. However, he was re-arrested in a domestic violence case for simple assault and assault on a police officer.

He is being held in the new case.

His case was transferred to another courtroom in order to schedule his next court date.

Maria Marzullo wrote this article.

Judge Reschedules Murder Defendant’s Hearing

A murder defendant’s Nov. 13 hearing was rescheduled.

Collin Potter is charged with kidnapping, first-degree sex abuse while armed and felony murder while armed.

He is accused of stabbing 36-year-old Vongell Lugo on Jan. 6, 2019, on the 2800 block of Wisconsin Avenue, NW.

The next day after the homicide, the 28 year-old defendant was charged with second-degree murder while armed during his initial hearing. He was indicted on his current charges the following August.

According to court documents, Potter told the police that he remembered performing oral sex on a male and later saw blood on his person. He told the police that the blood was not his own, nor did he know how the blood got on him.

Potter’s next hearing date is now set for Nov. 19. In the meantime, he will remain held at DC Jail.

Judge Continues Status Conference in Murder Case

A DC Superior Court judge continued a murder defendant’s felony status conference.

Nequan Carthens is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting Lagioria Brinkley, on March 20, on the 1900 block of 16 Street, SE. Brinkley, 36, suffered a gunshot wound to the head and died on the scene.

According to court documents, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) were able to identify the defendant using key witness reports and surveillance footage. Carthens, 20, was arrested on March 26.

Carthens defense attorney, Kevann Gardner, said that he and the prosecution are working towards a possible resolution.

Judge Danya Dayson decided to continue the felony status hearing to May 3.

Emily Pengelly wrote this article.

Video: Suspect Sought In A Second-Degree Burglary Offense

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to a second-degree burglary offense that occurred on Nov. 10 on the 1500 block of 17th Street, NW.

Around 1 a.m., the suspect forcibly gained entry to an establishment at the listed location. The suspect took property, including money and fled the scene.

The suspect was captured by a surveillance camera and can be seen in the video below:

Anyone who can identify this individual or who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text the department’s Text Tip Line — 50411. Crime Solvers of Washington, DC currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible for a crime committed in the District of Columbia.

Document: Arrest Made for Assault With A Dangerous Weapon Offense

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) arrested a suspect in connection with an assault with a dangerous weapon (knife) offense that occurred on Nov. 12 on the 1300 block of New York Avenue, NW.

Around 6 p.m., the suspect approached the victims at the listed location, brandishing a knife. He attempted to stab the victims.

The 31-year-old was apprehended by responding officers.

Document: Suspect Arrested in a First-Degree Burglary Offense

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a suspect in connection with a burglary offense that occurred on Nov. 1.

On the 300 block of 37 Street, SE, at approximately 10:12 p.m., the suspect entered the occupied residency. Once inside, the suspect took property and fled the scene.

On Nov. 12, a 41-year-old woman from Southeast, DC was arrested and charged with burglary one.

Emily Pengelly wrote this post.

Document: Arrest Made in Robbery Offenses

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has arrested a suspect in connection with four robbery offenses that occurred in Northwest DC.

The first offense occurred on Nov. 9 on the 2100 block of M Street, NW at around 10:40 p.m. The suspect approached the victim brandishing a gun. After taking the victim’s property and car keys, the suspect fled in the victim’s vehicle.

On Nov. 10 at approximately 4:35 P.M, on the 2800 block of R Street, NW, the suspect forcefully took the victim’s property before fleeing the scene.

The third offense took place that same day around 4:42 p.m. on the 1500 block of 35th Street, NW. The suspect allegedly took the victim’s property and fled the scene.

The final instance also took place on Nov. 10 at approximately 5:00 P.M. on the 1300 block of 22nd Street, NW. The suspect allegedly snatched the victim’s property before fleeing the scene.

These cases are still under investigation, but MPD officers arrested a 17 year-old juvenile male in relation to these offenses on Nov. 10.

Document: Suspect Arrested on Assault With Deadly Weapon Charge

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a suspect in connection with an assault with a deadly weapon offense that occurred on Nov. 10.

A 57 year-old male, of Southeast, DC was arrested after stabbing the victim following a verbal altercation. The event occurred on the 1000 block of Southern Avenue, SE at approximately 5:44 A.M.

The victim was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Document: Homicide in Douglass Neighborhood

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) are investigating a homicide that happened on the evening on Nov. 12.

At around 7:25 p.m., officers responded to the 1400 block of Tobias Drive, SE for the report of a shooting.

There, they found 18-year-old Navaras Johnson inside a vehicle suffering from what appeared to be gunshot wounds.

He was pronounced dead on the scene. His identity is being withheld pending next of kin notification.

Crime Alerts: November 12-13

Between 9 p.m. on Nov. 12 and 9 a.m. on Nov. 13, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out one crime alert.

The alert was sent at 4:21 a.m. for a stabbing at the intersection of 12th Street, NW and Massachusetts Avenue, NW. Police are looking for a white male wearing all black.

More Testing Needed to Assess Murder Defendant’s Competency

A DC Superior Court judge found that more testing was needed to determine if a murder defendant is competent to stand trial.

Carson Posey is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the death of Shantal Hill, who was 28 years-old when she was fatally shot April 15 on the 1200 block of North Capitol Street, NW.

Posey, 20, was transferred from DC Jail to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, DC’s psychiatric institution, for a full mental exam in September.

During the Nov. 12 hearing, Judge Danya Dayson said the hospital needed more time to complete testing before being able to determine Posey’s competency.

Posey’s next mental observation hearing is scheduled for Jan. 7.

Abigail Grifno wrote this article.

Judge Finds Probable Cause for Murder Case, Holds Defendant

A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial and held the defendant at DC Jail.

Raymond Davis is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 39-year-old Henry Hackett on the 2700 block of Langston Place, SE on June 3. Hackett, a Maryland resident, died from his injuries at a local hospital. Davis, 47, was found about one mile from the scene inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound to his left leg.

“The defendant was found an hour later in the same vehicle seen driving in before the murder and driving out after the murder, with what has been forensically determined to be the murder weapon along with a box of ammunition that matched the shell casings found on the scene,” Judge Neal Kravitz said.

Two surveillance cameras captured the shooting. The lead Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective on the case pointed out the black sedan pulling into the parking lot shortly before the shooting.

Hackett and a witness can be seen walking near the parked cars before a person wearing a white head covering exits the black sedan and shoots Hackett several times. The license plate on the black sedan matched the plate on Davis’ car.

The detective also said that Davis was taken to the hospital about an hour after the shooting. He had been parked at 11th and I Street, SE when an unidentified suspect shot him through his car door.

The detective said that he didn’t know if the two shootings were connected.

When detectives searched Davis’ car, they located a 9mm handgun and a box of ammunition. The handgun in Davis’ car was tested by the Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS) and compared to the shell casings found on the scene.

The detective said the shell casings matched the handgun found in Davis’ car. The ammunition found in the car was also the same brand as the casings found on the scene.

Additionally, a witness, who saw the shooter, said he was a tall man, wearing a white hat, and looked like he was about 50-years old.

Defense attorney Matthew Davies asked the detective if there was any footage of Davis pulling the trigger. The detective said the shooter was out of the camera’s view when he pulled the trigger, and he could only see Hackett collapse.

Davies also asked the detective if Hackett or the witness with him had been under the influence of any drugs or alcohol. The detective said that he believed that Hackett and the witness were under the influence of Marijuana and alcohol at the time.

Davies argued that the surveillance footage doesn’t show the defendant pulling the trigger, and even if the shooter was visible, Davis was not operating the vehicle at the time.

“The evidence doesn’t show how Mr. Davis came to be in that car and where the firearm came from,” he said.

After Judge Kravitz found probable cause, Davies asked for the defendant to be released, arguing that he has a stable job, took care of his teenage daughter and is not a threat to the community.

Davis’ daughter also spoke at the hearing, asking for her father to be released, explaining that Davis is a single father and her only parent.

Judge Kravitz decided to hold Davis at DC Jail, but expressed his sympathy for Davis’ daughter and acknowledged that it was a very difficult decision to make.

“With knowledge and a certain amount of discomfort on the effect this has on Mr. Davis and his family, I find that no condition or combination of conditions can ensure the safety of the community,” Judge Kravitz went on to say.

The defendant is scheduled to return to court on Feb. 8 for a felony status conference.

John Sullivan wrote this article.

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