During a motions hearing Sept. 18, witnesses testified to the competence of a murder defendant. Brandon Byrd is charged with first-degree murder while armed and carrying a dangerous weapon for allegedly…
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During a status hearing Feb. 27, a judge denied a motion that would have stopped a hospital from forcibly giving a murder defendant medication. Brandon Byrd is charged with first-degree…
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During a motions hearing Feb. 21, a D.C. Superior Court judge said she would hear arguments concerning forcibly administering non-emergency medication to a murder defendant at a later date. Brandon…
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Police have charged 20-year-old Brandon Byrd with the murder of his father, Otis Byrd. Otis Byrd was stabbed in the parking garage by the Children’s Medical Center last Wednesday. A short…
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There were 12 homicides in October 2017 and nine cases were resolved. Here is our monthly wrap-up of cases covered in October. Homicides Of the 12 homicides, ten of them…
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