The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a traffic fatality that occurred during the early morning hours on Aug. 28.
According to a press release, a person was on a motorized scooter headed down Constitution Avenue as a Ford F-150 truck was traveling down 11th Street, NW, a one-way street, in the wrong direction.
The vehicles collided at the intersection of Constitution Avenue, NE and 11th Street, NE. The release the scooter it the passenger side of the truck.
The victim operating the scooter, whose identity is being withheld pending next of kin notification, died on the scene.
The driver of the truck, 52-year-old Tyrone Maurice Hector, a resident of Capital Heights, Md., was arrested for second-degree murder.
Anyone with knowledge of this incident should call police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE — to 50411.
A DC Superior Court judge did not agree with a doctor’s finding that a murder defendant is not competetent to stand trial.
Alisa Randall is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 59-year-old Ronald Jones Payne to death on July 15 on the 1300 block of Euclid Street, NW.
Randall, 32, has been held at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, DC’s psychiatric institution, since Aug. 23, 2019. In her most recent observation, a doctor found her incompetent to stand trial.
During the Aug. 27 hearing, the prosecution argued that the 31-year-old has shown progress in her health and cognition. Upon review of her medical records, the prosecution said that Randall’s psychosis seems to be subsiding and she has recently demonstrated the ability to understand more complex concepts.
Ashley Guzman, Randall’s defense attorney, disagreed with the prosecution, saying the doctor’s most recent findings were accurate.
Judge Neal Kravitz ruled that the court can not concur with the doctor’s finding at this time. He ordered an updated doctor’s report, due by Oct. 8, and scheduled another mental observation hearing to take place on that date.
D.C. Witness reported that Randall told the police that Jones attacked her. She also said Jones sexually assaulted her daughter.
A DC Superior Court Judge has scheduled a discharged an Aug. 27 pretrial show cause hearing and scheduled a status hearing for a defendant charged with unlawful possession of liquid PCP.
According to court documents, Clifton Cheadle, 50, wandered onto a civilian’s property on the 1300 block of Potomac Ave, SE. The homeowner called the police. According to court documents, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers found a vial of PCP on him.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place on the 800 block of Ridge Road, SE.
According to a press release, officers found 23-year-old Byron Bright suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
The department is offering up to a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this homicide or any other homicide case in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s Text Tip Line — 50411.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the Deanwood neighborhood on Aug. 26.
Just before 8:30 p.m. police found 49 year-old Kim Maurice Cooke, a resident of Waldorf, Md., suffering from a gunshot wound. He died on the scene.
The department is offering a reward of up to $25,000for information that leads to the arrest and conviction in this case or any other homicide case in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s Text Tip Line — 50411.
On Aug. 27, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled a felony status hearing for two assault defendants.
Bernard Speight is charged with assault with intent to commit robbery and assault with a dangerous weapon for allegedly stabbing a victim on the 4900 block of Georgia Avenue, NW on July 23. The victim was left with two large lacerations on the stomach region.
Speight’s co-defendant, Darryl Williams, is charged with assault with intent to commit armed robbery in connection with the incident.
Williams, 53, is on pretrial release. His attorney was not present at the Aug. 27 hearing. Speight, 34, is being held at the DC Jail without bail.
Speight’s defense attorney, Stephen LoGerfo, requested another status hearing to ensure that Williams and his attorney, Antiq Ahmed, can be present for scheduling the case’s preliminary hearing.
A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a preliminary hearing to determine if a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial.
David Robinson is charged with second-degree murder while armed in the death of Tia Cokley. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers found Cokley, 40, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on July 25 on the 1900 block of 16th Street, SE. She was pronounced dead at the hospital. Police arrested Robinson, 39, the same day.
“The defendant stated that it was messed up that he killed the decedent and that he did not mean to do so,” according to the documents.
Judge Julie Becker scheduled Robinson’s preliminary hearing for Oct. 13 at the defense’s request.
The defendant, who is pending a grand jury, was not required to be at the court hearing.
On Aug. 27, DC Superior Court Judge Julie Becker scheduled a hearing to determine if a sexual abuse case has enough evidence to go to trial.
The defendant is charged with first-degree sex abuse for allegedly entering the victim’s home in Northeast, DC while she was asleep and penetrating her with his fingers.
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) made an arrest for assault with a dangerous weapon.
At approximately 1:55 p.m., the suspect entered an establishment on the 1100 block of New York Ave, NW. The suspect allegedly brandished a knife and threatened the victim. No injuries were reported.
The suspect, a 41-year-old resident of Southeast, DC, was apprehended by responding officers.
The suspect is charged with attempted threats to do bodily harm and possession of a prohibited weapon.
DC Superior Court Judge Juliet Mckenna released the suspect with a pretrial stay away order. The suspect is scheduled for a hearing on Jan. 25, 2021.
On Aug. 27, a DC Superior Court Judge decided to hold a domestic violence defendant in DC Jail and deny the defendant’s guilty plea.
The defendant is charged with violating a Court Protective Order (CPO.)
The defendant waived his detention hearing and said he wanted to plead guilty.
Judge Judith Pipe did not accept the defendant’s guilty plea because he is currently awaiting a probation revocation for his other case, a felony matter, in which he pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and contempt.
The prosecution requested that the defendant remain held at DC Jail, which Judge Pipe granted.
Defense attorney Cynthia Goode Works objected to the decision. Works is not the defendant’s attorney in his other case. Since she was unaware this hearing would be affected by the other case in which she was not briefed, she asked Judge Pipe to follow through with the plea.
“It would be unfair to hold [the defendant] because of paperwork,” Works said.
Judge Pipe said she did not want to release the defendant due to concerns over the safety of the victim in the domestic violence matter. She added that the defendant does not have a good record with checking in while on release.
Judge Pipe arranged for a status hearing to take place on Sept. 8 to move the domestic violence case forward.
Isaiah Murchison is charged with first-degree murder and 25 other counts affiliated with the murder of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson on the 300 block of 53 Street, NE on July 16, 2018. He was indicted along with 10 other suspects in the murder.
Deon Dais is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for allegedly discharging a gun in Dupont Circle on Aug. 26. Judge McKenna held Dais due to the severity of the crime and because he committed the offense while on release.
Dais also has another pending case where he is charged with manufacturing and distribution of a controlled substance after a buy bust operation on March 18 in Grant Circle, NW. Regarding her decision, Judge McKenna said, “I find that there are no [release] conditions or combination of conditions that would ensure the safety of the community.”
Raynell Hawkins is charged with GPS tampering for allegedly failing to charge her GPS device, which violated the conditions of her probation in a 2015 case. Judge McKenna held the defendant because she has also violated other probation conditions, including testing positive for PCP in a drug test and being rearrested in a destruction of property case.
Elliott Jacobs, also known as Eric Johnson, is held on an armed robbery charge for allegedly robbing a business on the 4200 block of Benning Road, NE on Aug. 8. A second suspect in the case, who has not been arrested yet, allegedly held the employees at gunpoint while the robbery took place. Jacobs was also charged in a fugitive matter, where he is wanted in Maryland for a probation violation.
Damone Bowman is held on charges of driving under the influence and operating a vehicle while impaired for allegedly driving with alcohol in his system on Aug. 27. Bowman was re-arrested while on release for the same charges after allegedly driving under the influence on Dec. 9, 2019, and Aug. 11. Bowman’s only prior conviction has also been for those charges. Judge McKenna held Bowman, citing that he is a “grave danger to the community” based on his persistent DUIs.
Lewis Huntley was held on charges of unlawful entry onto private property and disorderly conduct – disturbing a public conveyance for making a woman take off her clothing, which he had stolen for her, at the Congress Heights Metro Station on Aug. 26. Huntley is involved in a string of other misdemeanor cases that took place over the course of 2020. He is held due the repeated nature of his offenses.
Noah Abdullah is charged with assault on a police officer and simple assault for allegedly getting into an altercation with law enforcement after allegedly stealing items from an embassy on the 1700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, NW on Aug. 26. He has another pending case where he is charged with unlawful entry onto private property and second-degree theft for an incident in January. Abdullah is held to complete further mental health and forensic screening.
Judge McKenna held Derrick Thames on a parole warrant. Thames has a pending case where he is charged with threats to do bodily harm for allegedly threatening someone with a knife on the unit block of H Street, NW on Aug. 26. In that case, Thames is released with a stay away order from the victim and the location of the incident.
Ashton Johnson is held on fugitive charges for two cases in Maryland. The demanding jurisdiction in Maryland has three business days to retrieve Johnson, or he will have another hearing in DC to discuss his release.
Of those released, five defendants were charged in domestic violence cases. Four of the defendants were given stay-away orders, and one of the defendants was given a no harassing, assaultive, threatening or stalking (HATS) order.
Three defendants, charged with assaulting a police officer, were released by Judge McKenna. One of the defendants has been in the hospital since Aug. 12. He is still hospitalized and waived his presence at the hearing. Once he is released from the hospital, he is ordered to stay away from a location and to get mental screening conducted.
Judge McKenna released one defendant charged with being a fugitive from justice, where she is wanted in Virginia for larceny. The judge ordered her to turn herself in to Virginia authorities within the next 24 hours.
Two defendants were charged with carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, and Judge McKenna released them with orders not to possess firearms or ammunition while their cases are pending.
One defendant was charged with disorderly conduct and was released with a stay-away order.
Three defendants were brought in on bench warrants for failing to appear at their hearings, and Judge McKenna released them with new court dates.
A defendant, charged with simple assault in a domestic violence case, was in the hospital, so her hearing was moved to Aug. 28.
On Aug. 27, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled a preliminary hearing to determine if an assault case has enough evidence to go to trial.
Brandon Boykin is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with a shooting that occurred June 30 on the 4400 block of Benning Road, NE.
A DC Superior Court judge pushed back an Aug. 26 hearing, so that an assault and trespassing defendant could enter a plea.
Ahyende Gray is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and unlawful trespassing in three cases.
The first trespassing violation was on Feb. 24 at the Union Station Post Office located at 50 Massachusetts Avenue, NE. Gray allegedly refused to display a valid traveling ticket and declined to leave his seat.
The second trespassing violation occurred on Feb. 26 on the 500 block of Galloway Street, NE. Gray was allegedly sitting on a wall of a bridge that had metro train tracks. After being asked to come down, he jumped through a hole in the fence where he was grabbed and arrested, according to court documents.
Gray allegedly assaulted a victim with a stick on June 14 at the intersection of 16th Street and H Street, NW. The stick cut the victim’s eye.
