Another juvenile was arrested May 28 in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred on the 1800 block of Maryland Avenue, NE.
Four suspects have been arrested for the homicide of 26-year-old Devonte Speight on April 29.
According to press releases on the homicide, police also arrested 24-year-old Derrick Kearney, 24-year-old Daquan Anglin and another juvenile male.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a suspect May 27 for assault with the intent to kill and child cruelty offenses.
According to a press release, officers responded to a report of a stabbing on the 1700 block of Benning Road, NE. At the location, officers found a two-year-old girl suffering from multiple stab wounds. The girl was taken to an area hospital for non-life threatening injuries. A knife was recovered as well.
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Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a suspect for an assault with a dangerous weapon offense.
According to a press release, the suspect allegedly attempted to stab the victim during a verbal altercation on the 3200 block of Georgia Avenue, NW. The incident occurred early in the morning.
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On May 27, judges at the DC Superior Courthouse did not release any inmates.
One hearing was in relation to an emergency motion for release because of COVID-19.
Four hearings were also continued to another day.
Judge Rainey Brandt denied John Leach‘s second request for release because of COVID-19. He is charged robbery, first-degree theft and second-degree theft for stealing a man’s wallet on June 24, 2019.
In total there were five defendants. You can read about each case on dcwitness.org.
DC Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna decided May 27 to continue a hearing so a defendant could decide if he wanted to accept a pre-indictment plea offer.
Kwalik Dorsey is charged with armed robbery for his alleged involvement in the theft of a backpack, an Iphone and a Xbox from a victim on Feb. 26.
Dorsey is being held without bail.
Another hearing is scheduled for June 23.
A judge scheduled a bond review hearing for one defendant in a co-defendant case.
Donnell Jones is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. Jones was also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction, but the prosecution dropped the charge.
Jones’ attorney, Evan Parke, told DC Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna that he believed his client is eligible for release under the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP).
Jones, who is being held without bail, has been denied release twice because he was on probation for another gun conviction when arrested and because the charges were for a violent and dangerous crime.
However, Parke said, in a motion for release, that there is no evidence tying Jones to the assault with a dangerous weapon charge. The motion says there is evidence of a witness, a Metropolitan Police Department detective, saying that Jones was not the person he saw brandish and fire a gun.The detective said that Fleming was the person he saw pull a firearm and start shooting at a crowd of unidentified victims.
Parke also said that video evidence that would have cleared his client was not retained by the police.
Judge McKenna decided May 27 to schedule a bond review hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on June 2. The prosecution and defense agreed to the new hearing. If the bond motion is denied, a preliminary hearing will be set.
Jones’ co-defendant, Deandre Emon Fleming, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a piston without a license outside of a home or business. Fleming was released on March 25.
A defendant’s hearing was continued as counsel disagreed on the date of a future hearing.
Donte Poe is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.
According to DC Courts, the defense wants a hearing to stay on the day it was previously scheduled, Aug. 12, but the prosecution wants the hearing to be earlier because the defendant was offered a pre-indictment plea deal.
Poe is currently being held without bail.
The May 27 hearing is scheduled to resume on June 25.
At the request of the defense, a date was scheduled for a hearing where the prosecution will have to present the evidence they’ve accumulated to charge a defendant in a domestic violence case.
Delonte Mitchell is charged with second-degree cruelty to children and assault with significant bodily injury.
DC Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna scheduled the hearing for June 15.
Mitchell is currently being held without bail. He was denied release because of the COVID-19 pandemic on April 24.
A judge denied a defendant’s released for a second time.
John Leach is charged robbery, first-degree theft and second-degree theft for stealing a man’s wallet on June 24, 2019.
Judge Rainey Brandt denied Leach’s motion for release due to COVID-19 on May 27. She denied his original motion on March 18.
Leach is scheduled for a status hearing on Aug. 13.
After a conversation, a man was shot as he walked away on May 26.
According to a press release, two suspects who are 29 years old were talking to a victim on the 2000 block of 18th Street, SE. One of the suspects brandished a gun and shot the victim.
Both suspects fled the scene but was apprehended by responding officers for assault with a dangerous weapon charges.
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On May 26, judges at the DC Superior Courthouse did not release any inmates.
There were two hearings that were in relation to emergency releases because of COVID-19.
Four hearings were continued.
Brandon Bacchus was found competent to stand trial.
A bench warrant was issued for Isaiah Allen who didn’t show up for his pretrial show cause hearing.
A probation show cause hearing was also continued, so that Dajuan Blakney could get into compliance with his release conditions.
Ernest Moody pleaded guilty to simple assault, threats to do bodily harm and destruction of property less than $1,000. He was sentenced to serve 18 months on probation
Judges denied four releases, including the release of Edward Banks. He pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the death of 45-year-old Abraham Binn at a homeless shelter on the 2700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE on Aug. 20.
In total there were 10 defendants whose cases were heard on May 26. You can read about each case on dcwitness.org.
After a mental examination a defendant was found competent to stand trial on May 26.
Brandon Bacchus is charge with attempted threats to do bodily harm, violating a civil protection order and unlawful entry of private property in a domestic violence case.
DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan found that Bacchus is now competent to stand trial after having a mental exam on May 9.
Judge Raffinan also denied the defense’s oral motion for release but granted the defense a detention hearing.
The detention hearing is scheduled for June 4.
Between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on May 26, the Metropolitan Police Department sent out one crime alert.
The alert was sent out at 3:53 p.m. for a robbery that occurred on the 1200 block of Valley Avenue, SE. Police are looking for a black male wearing a white shirt, black pants and punk sneakers.
A DC Superior Court judge decided May 26 to give a defendant more time in order to get in compliance with his release conditions.
DaJuan Blakney is serving 18 months on probation after pleading guilty to second-degree burglary on Sept. 26, 2019.
Judge Heide Herrmann mandated that Blakney call his probation officer every Monday and Wednesday and he stay under 24-hour home confinement until June 20.
A defendants second motion for release because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tywone Sommers is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon gun for shooting into a car stopped at a stoplight after the passenger had an argument with Sommers and a woman inside a store on March 12.
Judge Juliet McKenna continued the hearing after the defense said they needed more time to decide whether or not to accept a plea deal or continue to a preliminary hearing.
A status hearing is scheduled for June 11.
