George Edwards was arrested and charged for first-degree murder while armed for the murder of Reginald Perry on Nov. 7, 2015 at 1700 block of 8th Street, NW.
Dwayne Hilton sentenced for 2011 murder
Dwayne Hilton was sentenced to 61 and a half years for the 2011 murder of 18-year-old Mico Briscoe.
Briscoe was fatally shot on Nov. 26, 2011, in the 1200 block of Mount Olivet Road, NE. Briscoe along with four others were shot at outside of a Circle 7 convenience store in Trinidad. According to an article written by The Washington Post, Hilton and an accomplice followed Briscoe and his friend outside of the store and shot at the group 19 times. The other person who was shot survived. In February 2013, Hilton was arrested and charged for first-degree-murder while armed.
In 2016, he was found guilty for the murder charge, assault with intent to kill, and other firearm offenses. He was sentenced on Friday for the murder.
Duane Johnson sentenced for murder of Tricia McCauley
The man who raped and murdered actress and yoga instructor Tricia McCauley last Christmas was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday.
Tricia McCauley was driving on her way to a Christmas party last year when Duane Johnson entered her vehicle and sexually assaulted her. According to the prosecution, Johnson used McCauley’s scarf to strangle her to death and then tied her legs using the car seatbelt. Her body was hidden between the front and rear seat. Her cause of death was ruled as strangulation, blunt force trauma, and multiple contusions, and her autopsy revealed that Johnson’s DNA was on her body.
Johnson was arrested on Dec. 26 at a CVS pharmacy with her car. According to Johnson, they had consensual sex before McCauley hung herself. He then drove around for hours in her car, while using her credit card because McCauley had told him he could have all of her belongings. Johnson has been held without bond since his arrest.
Johnson pleaded guilty in September to first-degree murder in exchange for a 30-year sentence, pending the judge’s approval. Following his sentence, Judge Hiram Puig-Lugo ordered that he be placed under 30 years of supervision.
Police investigating early-morning homicide on Spring Road
The Metropolitan police are investigating the shooting death of 25-year-old Christian Isaac Lopez Ramirez.
Lopez was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the early hours of Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017 in the 1000 block of Spring Road, NW. Police found Lopez unconscious and he was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
30 year-old shot dead in Southeast
Marcel Harrison of Southeast DC was found dead late on the evening of Nov. 18, 2017.
Police found 30-year-old Harrison unconscious, and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on 3000 block of 30th Street, SE.
He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The MPD is investigating.
Documents: Xavier Lyles homicide reward flyer
Xavier Lyles was found killed on June 24, 2014 on the 2500 block of Pomeroy Road, SE.
Documents: Tsegaye Gebrehiwot news release
Tsegaye Gebrehiwot succumbed to his injuries on Nov. 13 after being assaulted on Sept. 24 on the 5100 block of 2nd Street, NW.
George Edwards sentenced to 24 years for 2015 murder
A man was sentenced to 24 years in jail on Thursday for murder.
George Edwards, 28, was found guilty of murder for fatally shooting Reginald Perry in November 2015.
During the sentencing, Perry’s aunt read a letter addressed to Edwards, where she expressed the impact that Perry’s death had on the family. She spoke of how Perry’s son will have to grow up without a father, and how she hopes Edwards will turn his life around after his sentencing.
She presented eight photographs of Perry and Perry’s son to Judge Florence Pan.
“Give him the thing that Reginald will never have — time,” she said, addressing the judge. “Give him time.”
Edwards also read a letter addressed to Perry’s family, where he apologized for the situation and acknowledged the pain he brought to the family in a three-page letter.
“I am who I am, because of one person,” he said. “Myself.”
Defense attorney Dorsey Jones told the judge about Edwards’ background, the numerous jobs he’s had in the past, and the multiple letters that members of Edwards’ family had written.
Judge Pan sentenced Edwards to 288 months in jail, with 5 years of supervised release. In addition, he will have to register as a gun offender in the District of Columbia.
25-year-old woman fatally shot Wednesday night
The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch is investigating the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old woman.
Danjellicca Ball, of Hyattsville, MD, was shot on Wednesday, Nov. 15, and taken to a local hospital for treatment. She was pronounced dead after all life-saving efforts failed.
No suspects have been identified yet.
Man dies almost two months after assault and robbery
A 55-year-old man died on Monday due to complications from injuries sustained during a robbery.
Tsegaye Gebrehiwot, of Northwest, was assaulted and robbed on Sept. 24 on the 5100 block of 2nd Street, NW. He died on Nov. 13 due to traumatic brain injury from the assault, according to the medical examiner’s office.
Police have not yet released any suspect information.
Suspect in Isiah Agyekum killing scheduled for competency hearing
Judge Puig-Lugo questioned Marquete Murray’s competence, and scheduled a mental observation hearing for January.
Murray, 23, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the killing of Isiah Agyekum. On July 23, 2015, police found Agyekum, 25, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds on the 100 block of Darrington St., SW. Agyekum was transported to the hospital where he later died from his injuries.
Murray is charged with first-degree murder while armed, along with his identical twin brother Marquese Murray, 24, and Turell Campbell, 23.
All three suspects are being held without bond, and have a status hearing on Dec. 15 at 11 a.m.
Man convicted of murder argues 14th amendment violation
A public defender was called to testify on Wednesday for a case she originally defended in 2008.
Jamel Mackabee was convicted of first-degree murder while armed for the murder of Taleisha Ford on January 20, 2007. Charging documents described that on the night of the shooting, Mackabee pushed past security at the front of the “Smarta/Broadway” nightclub at 1919 9th Street, NW.
According to a witness, security attempted to stop the defendant and the defendant said “you touch me, I’m going to shoot you.” He produced a revolver and fired a single shot at the security guard. The guard moved away and missed the bullet, which fatally struck Ford.
During the after sentencing hearing, prosecutor Brandi Harden was called to the witness stand to testify about her performance as Mackabee’s prosecutor. Mackabee filed a motion for a 14th amendment violation, which prohibits states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the law.
Mackabee claimed that Harden never offered him a plea deal, and that Harden coerced him into going to trial because she allegedly said she was going to give it her best and there was an 80 percent chance of prevailing if they took the case to court.
However, when Harden was called to the witness stand, she testified that Mackabee was adamant about refusing a plea deal from the start. Harden denies using a percentage to estimate the outcome of the trial, in order to coerce the defendant to go to trial.
“I, in fact, communicated the plea offer,” she said. “He, in fact, said no.”
Mackabee filed the motion after almost 8 years in jail, seeking a reduction in his sentence and stated that he would have accepted a plea deal, had it been offered to him.
However, when Judge Frederick Weisberg asked Mackabee if he would admit to murdering Ford in order for a plea deal to be offered to him, Mackabee said he wouldn’t have.
Judge Weisberg said he would issue a written order.
Video released of person of interest in double homicide
A video was released of a person of interest wanted in connection with a double homicide in July.
Police are continuing to investigate the murders of two men on the 4800 block of Kansas Ave., NW.
On July 30, police responded for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they located Juan Carlos Osorio-Herrera and David Santiago Amaya-Medrano suffering from gunshot wounds. Osorio-Herrera, 24, was pronounced dead at the scene, while Amaya-Medrano, 23, was transported to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his wounds.
Police released the video below, asking for the public’s help in finding the person seen in the video.
Man charged with fatally stabbing Eric Jones is released the day of his trial
The day Cimerron Kennedy was set to head to trial for the murder charge against him, his case was dismissed.
“You’re free to go,” Judge Zoe Bush told him.
Kennedy, charged with the murder of Eric Jones, had been held in jail since his arrest in 2015.
On Oct. 22, 2015, Jones was stabbed and killed in a nightclub called the Layla Lounge in the 500 block of Morse Street, NE. Less than two months later, 24-year-old Kennedy was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
Kennedy, who pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, was offered a plea deal in September of 2016, which he declined. During one of the hearings before his indictment, Kennedy’s attorney argued for drug therapy instead of continuing custody after revealing that PCP had been in his system the night of the stabbing. Judge Pan denied this request.
More than two years after the stabbing, Kennedy was set to begin trial on Nov. 13, when his defense requested his case be dismissed on the account of “Brady” violations. A Brady violation is when a prosecutor does not disclose information to the defense that is critical to the defendant’s case. Kennedy’s defense had requested an evidentiary hearing to discuss the extent of the government’s violations, but was not prepared to proceed with the hearing on Monday. A motion hearing was scheduled for Tuesday to have this discussion.
As family and friends of Jones were sitting in court to hear what would happen to the case, the government declined to proceed with the hearing and requested to dismiss the charge without prejudice. While requesting the dismissal, prosecutor Christine Macey admitted that the government had made “mistakes” that were “unintended.”
Kennedy’s case was then formally dismissed.
Suspect arrested in Ernest Edwin Baylor, Jr. killing
Talib Clay has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed for the alleged murder of Ernest Edwin Baylor, Jr.
On Oct. 27 police found Baylor, 22, suffering from gunshot wounds on the 2200 block of Hunter Pl., SE. Baylor was transported to a nearby hospital, where all life-saving efforts failed.
Clay, 28, was arrested on Nov. 13. He has a preliminary hearing on Nov. 27 at 9:30 a.m.