Case Acquitted: DNA Testing Now Complete, Prosecution Says
This case has been acquitted. During a status hearing Feb.7, the prosecution told a judge that a retest of DNA evidence was completed and the results were shared with the…
+ Read MoreThis case has been acquitted. During a status hearing Feb.7, the prosecution told a judge that a retest of DNA evidence was completed and the results were shared with the…
+ Read MoreA judge said police were still looking for a murder defendant who is connected to a drive-by shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl. Isaiah Murchison is charged with first-degree murder…
+ Read MoreDuring a status hearing Nov. 15, a defense attorney indicated that he would not contest a judge’s order to give his client medication against his will. Brandon Byrd is charged with…
+ Read MoreDuring a sentencing Nov. 13, a murder defendant was sentenced to 19 years in prison. Shelby Jones pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 17-year-old Davon Fisher on the 400…
+ Read MoreDuring a status hearing Nov 12, counsel for the DC Department of Corrections said three murder defendants are being held in protective housing, or solitary confinement, for disciplinary infractions. Qujuan…
+ Read MoreDuring a status hearing Nov. 1, three murder defendants, of 10, challenged their detention in solitary confinement. Darrise Jeffers along with Saquan Williams, Quincy Garvin, Mark Tee Price, Isaiah Murchison, Antonio Murchison, Gregory Taylor, Marquell Cobbs, Qujuan Thomas, and Quentin…
+ Read MoreA murder defendant pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed on Oct. 29. Malcom Cunningham, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for stabbing 79-year-old David Norwood multiple times…
+ Read MoreOn Oct 18. a murder defendant pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Juan Kibler,28, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed and aggravated assault. He was initially charged with second-degree murder while…
+ Read MoreA murder defendant pleaded guilty Oct. 18 to murdering his stepbrother. Antonio Williams,39, is charged with first-degree murder, possession of a firearm during a violent crime and unlawful possession of…
+ Read MoreInstead of waiting for his trial at his home, a murder defendant will now wait for it while he is being held at the DC Jail. Darrise Jeffers along with Saquan Williams,…
+ Read MoreA murder defendant requested Oct. 15 to take back his plea because of faulty information he received from his former defense attorney. As a result, a DC Superior Court judge…
+ Read MoreDuring a continued motions hearing Sept. 19, the defense argued against a murder defendant being forced to take antipsychotic medications. Brandon Byrd is charged with first-degree murder while armed and…
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