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Kenneth Adams set for trial early 2018


The case against Kenneth Adams, the 18-year-old who allegedly shot Dante Kinard, moved forward this week, and his trial is still on track for next year.

Last February, Adams was charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly fatally shooting Kinard. Court documents have shown that Adams had a few other charges, including robbery, that were dropped last year.

After the judge ruled there was probable cause to hold Adams, the defense requested testing of DNA materials. However, the judge denied the defense’s request because the items were only speculated to be related to the suspect.

Adams is now scheduled for a trial readiness hearing on Dec. 18. His trial is scheduled for January 2018.

 

Police investigating the fatal shooting of Danielle Williams


A 29-year-old woman was killed in a shooting where two others were wounded.

At around 9:15 p.m. last Wednesday, police found Danielle Williams and two adult males suffering from gunshot wounds. All three shooting victims were taken to the hospital. Williams died from her injuries the following day.

Police have not yet released any suspect information.

 

Teenager fatally shot Sunday


DC police are investigating the fatal shooting of a teenager Sunday night.

According to police, MyAngelo Starnes, 16, was found at around 8:15 p.m. suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries.

Police have not yet released any suspect information.

Trial against Leon Stewart scheduled for February

The man charged with the murder of Darnell Lee Richardson is scheduled for trial next February.

Leon Stewart allegedly shot and killed Richardson while inside a car last March.

Investigators later found four cell phones inside the vehicle, presumably holding important information for the case, according to defense attorney Gabriel Diaz. However, Diaz said the two password-protected cell phones were broken during the investigation and the stored information was lost. The remaining two cell phones have not been touched.

There was also conversation in court about whether the suspect is tied to another homicide. While Stewart was in jail in Sept. 2016, there was a phone call that connected Stewart to the death of a witness in his existing murder case.

Stewart is due in court on Dec. 15 for his next status hearing, and will be held without bond until his Feb. 26 trial.

Man charged with murder may avoid trial if deal is reached

The man charged with the murder Demond Marcel Rush may avoid a trial if he accepts a plea deal.

Keith Archie, 36, appeared in court Thursday for a hearing, where another hearing date was set for Sept. 28 at 10 a.m.

Archie, charged with second-degree murder while armed, was found covered in blood after having an argument with Rush. Archie’s attorney said there is nothing to indicate Archie’s connection to the offense, and there were no witnesses.

A plea deal has been extended to Archie over the charges, but the details were not discussed in court Thursday.

14-year-old juvenile arrested for murder of Balmore Mauricio Fuentes


An arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of Balmore Mauricio Fuentes.

Fuentes, 34, of Dundalk, MD was found killed in August. Police on Wednesday announced they had arrested a juvenile, and charged him with first-degree murder while armed.

The murder took place in the 1100 block of Oates Street, NE, on Wednesday, Aug. 23. Fuentes was found suffering from a gunshot wound by police. DC Fire and EMS responded to the report and transported Fuentes to a local hospital for treatment, where he later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.

Suspect information for juveniles is sealed.

Police investigating fatal shooting of Antwaun Smith


Police are investigating the fatal shooting of Antwaun Smith.

Smith, 41, was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound in the 600 block of Newtown Place, NW on Sept. 10.

Emergency personnel declared Smith dead at the scene. Police have not yet released any suspect information

31-year-old fatally stabbed Monday

The DC police are investigating the fatal stabbing of 31-year-old David Thomas Neal on Monday.

Neal was found suffering from apparent stab wounds a little before 9:30 p.m. in the 3900 block of Martin Luther King. Jr. Ave., SW. Neal was transported to a local hospital where he died.

Police have not yet released any suspect information.

Charges against mom accused of killing infant dismissed


Charges against the woman extradited to DC after the death of her child was ruled a homicide were dropped this month.

Deana Debrow-Conley, was charged with first-degree murder, but had not been indicted. A grand jury investigation into the allegations was pending while she was released to a halfway house.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, “The investigation is continuing and no one else has been charged.”

According to police, Conley’s infant son was admitted to the hospital on July 19 of last year, after he was found unconscious and unresponsive. The baby died from his injuries on July 23, and his cause of death was ruled blunt neck trauma in December. Debrow-Conley was arrested in Philadelphia and arraigned on the murder charge in D.C. Superior Court.

 

Man taken into custody for second-degree murder of Javier Amaya-Olivares


The man wanted for the murder of Kennedy Javier Amaya-Olivares was taken into custody in West Virginia, according to a report from WAJR.

Demarius Anton Jackson had been wanted in DC for Amaya-Olivares’ death for the last month. Amaya-Olivares was found killed July 8, in the 3500 block of Water ST., NW.

Police have a warrant for Jackson’s arrest, charging him with second-degree murder while armed. According to the article, Jackson will be extradited to DC.

Man pleads guilty to murder of Tricia McCauley

The man who raped and murdered an actress and yoga instructor last Christmas pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on Tuesday.

As part of a plea agreement, Duane Johnson, entered a guilty plea in exchange for a 30-year sentence, pending the judge’s approval.

According to the facts read in the courtroom, Tricia McCauley was driving on her way to a Christmas party last year when Johnson entered the vehicle and sexually assaulted her. After assaulting her, Johnson used McCauley’s scarf to kill her. Johnson then tied her legs using the car seatbelt and hid her body between the front and rear seat. McCauley’s cause of death was ruled as strangulation, blunt force trauma, and multiple contusions. During the autopsy, it was found that DNA evidence swabbed from the victim matched the DNA of the defendant.

Johnson was arrested after police learned of a robbery of a nearby CVS pharmacy. McCauley’s body, as well as credit cards that Johnson had used, were found in her car. Johnson’s two pending charges from the use of credit cards and sexual assault will be dropped.

Johnson will be held in custody until sentencing on Nov. 17 at 11 a.m.

 

19-year-old killed Saturday

A 19-year-old girl died in a shooting that left multiple other people injured on Saturday.

Unique Davis was killed a little before 7 p.m. in the 1500 block of Tubman Rd., SE. When police arrived on the scene, Davis had already died from her injuries. Two other victims were taken to the hospital for treatment.

 

Police have not yet released any suspect information.