A defendant failed to appear to his hearing on May 1.
Alexander Day is charged with simple assault, violation of a civil protection order, and contempt which was a condition of his release violation. He is being charged in a domestic violence case.
Day failed to appear to his probation show cause hearing. He violated his probation which resulted in a misdemeanor offense.
DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe filed a bench warrant for his arrest.
A defendant failed to appear at his hearing on May 1.
Dion Johnson is charged with robbery while armed.
Johnson failed to appear to his probation show cause hearing.
As a result DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
A DC Superior Court judge continued a man’s pretrial hearing on May 1.
Christopher McCrae, 25, is charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
The case is scheduled to continue on May 25.
A judge denied May 1 a defendant’s request for release.
Allen Brown, 30, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. He was previously released, but failed to appear at a hearing on Nov. 21, 2019.
Judge Michael Ryan denied Brown’s request to be released on May 1.
Brown is currently being held at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, DC’s psychiatric institution.
A judge released a man charged with a misdemeanor.
Michael Harrington is charged with simple assault for punching a man in his face on Nov. 4, 2019.
Judge Michael Ryan decided May 1 to release Harrington despite the fact that Harrington was released twice before only to have bench warrants issued for his arrest when he failed to show up to court.
A mental observation hearing is scheduled on July 17.
A DC Superior Court judge mandated May 1 that the DC Department of Corrections allow an inmate to have a medical consultation.
Gregory Toran is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.
Judge Todd Edelman ordered that the DC DOC allow Toran to have a medical consultation within an “appropriate timeframe.”
On April 27, the case was continued because the DC DOC needed to provide the judge and defense counsel with information about the defendant’s medical treatment.
Toran is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on May 18.
On May 1, a DC Superior Court judge ordered the office of the attorney general (OAG) to address an inmates medical issues.
Cordell Simms is charged with carrying a pistol without a license and assault with a dangerous weapon.
Judge Todd Edelman ordered the OAG to address Simms asthma issues while he is incarcerated.
A felony status conference is scheduled for June 15.
A DC Superior Court judge mandated May 1 that the DC Department of Corrections should give an inmate “proper communication.”
Ronald Washington is charged with assault with intent to commit robbery for attempting to rob a sandwich shop on March 19, 2020.
Judge Todd Edelman ordered that the DC Jail give Washington proper communication for his medical needs as well as a video call twice a week with his attorney.
As part of an ongoing lawsuit, the jail has been ordered by a District Court judge to develop a system to provide inmates with consistent and reliable access to legal calls, personal telephone calls, daily showers, and clean clothing and clean linens to all inmates in isolation. Inmates, who are not being held in quarantine should also get expedited sick calls and responses, according to the order that was issued on April 20.
Between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., D.C. Witness was able to track one crime alert sent out from the Metropolitan Police Department.
The alert came at 6:20 p.m. in relation to astabbing that occurred on the 3100 block of Apple Road, NE. A lookout was released for a black female who is in her mid-twenties with braids. The female was last seen wearing a black coat.
Written by Wyatt Mullins
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a homicide that occurred on the 900 block of New Jersey Avenue, NW.
According to a press release, officers found 25-year-old Resha Blount unconscious and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She died on the scene.
The department is offering up to a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this case or any other homicide case in Washington, DC. Anyone with information should call the police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous information may also be submitted to the department’s Text Tip Line — 50411.
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Between 8 p.m. on April 30 and 8 a.m., the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) dispatched three crime alerts to the public.
Three alerts were in relation to stabbings.
The most recent alert was sent out at 2:59 a.m. May 1 for a robbery that occurred at the intersection of 1st Street, NW and New York Avenue, NW. Police are looking for a black male with a heavy build, tall and wearing dark color clothing.
On April 30, MPD sent out an alert at 10:31 p.m. for a stabbing that took place on the unit block of 49th Street, NE. Police are looking for three black male juveniles, who are wearing all black clothing.
At 8:36 p.m. an alert for a stabbing that occurred on the 100 block 57th Place, SE. Police are looking for a black male with a light complexion who is tall. He was last seen leaving the scene in what might have been a green Cadillac.
The first alert was sent out at 8:20 p.m. for a stabbing that occurred on the 2700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE. Police are looking for a black male who was wearing all blue.
The DC Department of Corrections announced April 30 that four more inmates tested positive for the coronavirus.
All of the inmates are male. Two inmates are aged in their 30s, one inmate is 40 years old and another inmate is 51.
All of the inmates were housed in the Central Detention Facility.
A total of 48 inmates are in isolation with 86 inmates returning to general population after recovering from their illnesses.
The DC Jail previously sent five inmates to the hospital for observation and treatment.
According to the jail’s policy, in order for an inmate to be released to the general population, that inmate must be free from fever for at least 72 hours without using fever-reducing medication; show improvements in other, symptoms such as coughing and shortness of breath; and a period of at least seven days needs to pass since the symptoms first appeared.
Between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., D.C. Witness was able to track three crime alerts sent out from the metropolitan police department.
The most recent alert came out at 7:01 p.m. in relation to a robbery that occurred on the 1200 block of Underwood Street, NW. A lookout was released for a black male.
Before that an alert came out at 4:36 p.m. in relation to a robbery that occurred on the 3300 block of 7th Street, SE. A lookout was released for a 20-year-old black male, 5’10”, 160 pounds, with a dark complexion and low cut hair, a black hoodie and blue jeans, armed with a handgun. He was last seen traveling in a gold Hyundai.
The first alert came at 1:17 p.m. in relation to a shooting that occurred on the 900 block of New Jersey Avenue, NW. A lookout was released for a black male, approximately 5’5”, wearing a blue and tan hat, a black vest, gray hoody, black jeans, and black and white shoes.
Written by Wyatt Mullins
Judges presided over 88 cases at the DC Superior Courthouse between April 1 and April 8. Of those cases, only 32 percent of the defendants were released.
DC Superior Court Judges Neal Kravitz, Todd Edelman, Robert Morin, Michael Ryan, Robert Okun, Rainey Brandt and Juliet McKenna presided over all the cases. Most the cases included defendants charged with felonies and misdemeanors.
All of the defendants, during that time, filed emergency motions for release due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Judge Neal Kravitz has heard 33 hearings, most of the hearings that occurred during time span were for bond reviews. Judge Kravitz released eight defendants and denied release for 12 defendants.
Judge Todd Edelman heard 25 cases in this time period, most of the hearings were for bond reviews. Judge Edelman released 14 defendants and denied release for nine defendants. Judge Edelman heard one case twice denying the defendant’s motion for release on the second hearing.
Judge Michael Ryan has heard on one case during this time span where he released the defendant into the high intensity supervision program.
Judge Robert Okun presided over 11 cases. Six of the cases were for defendants charged with being fugitives from justice hearings. He dismissed the charge for six of the defendants and released one into HISP. He also presided over one bond review hearing where no action was taken and two probation hearings that were rescheduled and an arraignment that was held but no action was taken.
Chief Judge Robert Morin presided over one fugitive from justice case where the charge was dismissed.
Judge Rainey Brandt presided over two cases, one pretrial show cause and one probation hearing, both of which were rescheduled.
Judge Juliet McKenna has heard 13 cases between April 1-8, all of which were for defendants charged with being fugitives from justice. She dismissed charges for 10 defendants, released one into HISP, issued bench warrants for three defendants and one hearing did not occur and was not reschedule as of now.
All of the 29 released defendants were placed under the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP).
On April 30, judges at the DC Superior Courthouse released five inmates.
There were three hearings that were not in relation to emergency releases because of COVID-19. Two sentencings that were not called and one bond review hearing where no action was taken.
Only one bench warrant was issued for Deshawn Bobb who was scheduled for a probation show cause hearing.
One defendant withdrew his motion for release and a judge ordered an competency examination of another.
Anthony Mason’s case was not called
Joshua Simmons had his fugitive from justice charge dropped.
Judges did not deny any releases on April 30.
In total there were 13 defendants that had cases. A majority of the cases were for bond review hearings. You can read about each case on dcwitness.org.
Tizer Muse, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for felony murder while armed, in 1998, was released and will now do an undisclosed term of probation.
