On May 19, a DC Superior Court judge rescheduled a non-jury trial for a defendant charged in a domestic violence case.
Jose Wrenn is charged with sex abuse and simple assault.
Judge Maribeth Raffinan vacated the scheduled hearing and rescheduled it for Aug. 4.
Wrenn is currently released on his own personal recognizance.
Officers with the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a suspect on for robbing a bank.
The suspect entered a Wells Fargo Bank on the 1300 block of New York Avenue, NW on May 19. The suspect demanded through threats of physical harm that the bank teller give him cash and then fled the scene. Shortly after leaving the bank, the suspect was apprehended by responding officers.
Court documents state that the suspect took $700 from the bank.
The suspect is being charged with robbery and scheduled for a hearing on July 22.
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On May 19, a DC Superior Court judge sentenced a convicted felon to 2.5 years in prison for assaulting his brother’s fiancée.
Eric Limes pleaded guilty to assault with significant injury and attempted kidnapping on Feb. 10.
Judge Rainey Brandt also ordered that Limes serve four years under supervised release after his prison sentence and pay $100 to a fund for the victims of violent crime.
According to court documents, Limes assaulted his brother’s fiancée, cutting her hand, causing facial trauma and requiring her to go to the hospital.
A convicted felon was sentenced to time in prison on May 19.
Chance Ridout, who also goes under the name James Smith, pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted burglary on Feb. 7.
Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced Ridout to two years in prison for his crimes. Brown must also complete three years of supervised release after his prison sentence, pay $100 to under the Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act and $1,075 in restitution.
According to court documents, Ridout broke into a Korean restaurant, Triple B Fresh, in Northwest DC on Jan. 16. He attempted to open a cash register but could not. When police arrived on the scene he fled to the kitchen area of the store and hid in a kitchen storage area where K-9 dogs found him on the floor.
A convicted felon was sentenced on May 19.
Andrew Brown pleaded guilty to simple assault and attempted robbery on Feb. 28.
Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced Brown to two years of probation for his crimes. During probation, Brown must also complete 90 hours of community service.
Brown was scheduled to be sentenced under the Youth Rehabilitation Act on May 7, but the hearing was vacated.
Brown is scheduled for a probation review hearing on Nov. 6.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a shooting that left two people dead and another severely injured on the 2400 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE.
According to a press release, around 1:39 p.m. officers found two males, 20-year-old Jaszel Henderson and 31-year-old Terrance Griffin, along with an unidentified female victim suffering from gunshot wounds on May 19.
The men died on the scene. The female victim was taken to a local hospital for life threatening injuries.
A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this case or any other homicide in Washington, DC. Anyone with information should call the police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s Text Tip Line — 50411.
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Between the hours of 8 p.m. on May 19 and 8 a.m. on May 20, the Metropolitan Police Department sent out three crime alerts.
All three alerts were for robberies that occurred in the District.
The first alert was sent out at 10:36 p.m. for an incident that occurred on the 3200 block of 8th Street, SE. Police are looking for a 5’7 dark skinned black male wearing a red hooded sweatshirt blue jeans, red and black shoes and a cloth mask.
The second alert was sent at 11:46 p.m. for a robbery that occurred on the 4600 block of Connecticut Avenue, NW. Police are looking for four 5’7 black male juveniles all wearing dark clothing and one wearing a light blue hoodie.
The final alert was sent out at 11:59 p.m. for an incident that occurred on the 4600 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE. Police are looking for a 6’0 black male with a medium build, long dreadlocks, wearing dark colored jeans and a black jacket with a white stripe.
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a suspect May 19 who is connected to an arson death on May 13.
According to a press release, officers charged 25-year-old D’Aundrey Scott with first-degree murder for allegedly starting a fire on the 900 block of H Street, NE that killed 62-year-old Darryl Finney.
Scott is also charged for additional fires that occurred on the same day.
He is being charged with assault with the intent to kill by arson for allegedly igniting a cloth and throwing it on a victim on the 1300 block of H Street, NE. Scott is also charged with destruction of property for allegedly setting an automobile on fire on the 1300 block of Florida Avenue, NE.
Police also charged him with arson for allegedly pouring a flammable liquid and igniting it outside of a residence on the 1400 block of Monroe Street, NE and allegedly setting a fire to a structure on the 1400 block of Morse Street, NE.
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Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrested March 19 a suspect for a violent dispute on the 900 block of Decatur Street, NW.
According to a press release, the 29-year-old suspect is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (knife) for allegedly stabbing a victim during a dispute on April 20. The suspect fled the scene.
The victim received treatment at a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
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The Metropolitan Police Department arrested May 18 a suspect wanted in connection to multiple offenses, including assaulting a police officer, child cruelty and car jacking.
A forty-year-old man is charged with assault on a police officer while armed, unlawful discharge of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, armed carjacking with a gun, burglary one, kidnapping, unauthorized use of a vehicle, leaving the scene after colliding, destruction of property, attempt to flee from a law enforcement officer, felon in possession, carrying a dangerous weapon — felony, fugitive from justice, possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device and first-degree child cruelty.
According to a press release, officers from the MPD, the Bowie Police Department, the Montgomery County Police Department and the Prince George’s County Police Department pursued a stolen vehicle that was believed to have been involved in multiple armed carjacking offenses in Maryland.
After the vehicle crashed into another vehicle, a shootout began between the suspect and officers. The suspect was hit and took flight to a nearby residence located on the 3900 block of Pennsylvania, SE. The residence was occupied at the time.
Police recovered two weapons from the scene.
The suspect was apprehended and taken to a hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
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Fewer inmates are testing positive for the COVID-19 virus at the DC Jail.
According to press releases sent on May 19, 18 and 17, there have only been four new positive coronavirus cases at the jail. The inmates are all male and were housed in the jail’s central detention facility and the correctional treatment facility.
The number of new cases is being compared to the four positive tests reported by the DC Department of Corrections on May 15, and the 13 new cases reported on May 11.
There were no new positive COVID-19 cases reported on May 16, 14, 13 and 12.
The number of inmates in isolation hovered around 28 on May 17 and May 18, but, as of May 19, the number decreased to 15 inmates.
The department also stated that 165 inmates have recovered from coronavirus-related illnesses and returned to the jail’s general population.
On May 18, judges at the DC Superior Courthouse did not release any inmates.
In total there were seven defendants that had cases. None of the cases were in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic or bond review hearings.
All but one defendant had charges stemming from domestic violence.
Tyrell Washington, who is charged with being a fugitive from justice was extradited out of the District.
A hearing for co-defendants, Anthony Ellis and Alonzo Coleman, was rescheduled to August.
A judge vacated Anthony Newman’s deferred sentencing review. Instead, his case will proceed with another review in July. Newman pleaded guilty to simple assault in a domestic violence case.
Two non-jury trials and one hearing were not called or rescheduled.
Between April 1 and May 15, 27 domestic violence related cases were scheduled for hearings.
You can read about each case on dcwitness.org.
