During a felony status conference Jan. 17, a motion was granted to reject a defense subpoena for the surveillance footage to not be used. Melvin Simmons, is charged with first-degree…
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Prior to a preliminary hearing, a defense attorney said the prosecution had not given all the evidence needed for a murder case. Melvin Simmons is charged with first-degree murder while…
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Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a man Nov. 18 who was wanted in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred during the summer. According to a press release,…
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The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on the 3400 block of 18th Street, SE. According to a press release, police located 28 year-old Ronald Brown…
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The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on the 3400 block of 18th Street, SE. According to a press release, police located 28 year-old Ronald Brown…
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During a Jan. 27 hearing, defense attorney Ronald Resetarits requested to push back the next status hearing to file an intent to plea insanity. Cory Brown is charged with first-degree…
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DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee released a co-defendant in a murder case after serving nearly five years in pretrial confinement. Gabriel Brown 33, and Antonio Upshaw, 33, are charged…
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On Oct. 7, DC Superior Court Judge Milton C. Lee scheduled another hearing to give the prosecution time to discuss a motion to sever one of the co-defendants in a…
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The prosecution in a murder case said they have been unable to get in touch with a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective. Melvin Simmons, 27, is charged with first-degree murder…
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As the DC Superior Court continues to face the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on operations, many homicide defendants await jury trials from DC Jail, where data shows some of them have…
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On April 29, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to determine if one of the two homicide cases a defendant is charged in has enough evidence to go…
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On April 29, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to determine if one of the two homicide cases a defendant is charged in has enough evidence to go…
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