A D.C. Superior Court judge sentenced a teenager to nearly 10 years in prison for fatally shooting his 16-year-old girlfriend. According to the defense, the teen was playing with a…
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A judge sentenced a murder defendant Feb. 8 to six years following the death of a USA Today journalist. Daryl G. Alexander, 47, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for his…
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On Jan. 31, a judge issued a continuance in a murder trial because of a missing witness. Saeve Evans is charged with first-degree murder while armed and two gun related…
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The prosecution in a murder trial notified the court Jan. 30 that the only eyewitness to a 16-year-old girl’s murder failed to show up to testify and cannot be located….
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A prosecutor told a judge Jan. 11 that she expects a grand jury to indict a murder defendant in April. Bernard McKinney is charged with first-degree murder while armed for…
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Editor’s note: The case against Kenneil Cole was dismissed on Feb. 1, 2023. On Jan. 11, a D.C. Superior Court judge denied the defense’s request to move a murder defendant…
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A District of Columbia Superior Court judge sentenced a man Jan. 11 to 11.5 years in prison for stabbing a man to death in a downtown DC nightclub. In October,…
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During a preliminary hearing Dec. 4, a D.C. Superior Court judge found probable cause and ordered a murder defendant held without bond for his alleged role in his cousin’s death….
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Minutes after rejecting a plea deal, a murder defendant decided to accept the deal after speaking with his lawyer. On Dec. 4, Anthony Deandre Allen pleaded guilty to second-degree murder…
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During a preliminary hearing Nov. 28, a D.C. Superior Court judge found probable cause that a 19-year-old was involved in a homicide, which police say stemmed from a neighborhood rivalry…
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As a reason to motion for a murder case to be dismissed, an attorney said the prosecution did not disclose information that was needed to prepare an adequate argument for…
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A DC Superior Court judge found substantial probability Nov. 19 that a fifth murder defendant was involved in the shooting death of a ten-year-old girl. Mark Price is charged with…
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