On June 6, Erie English's effort to end probation was denied by DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park based on an alleged violation of his release terms.  English, 45, was originally charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and carrying a pistol outside the home for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting that occurred on July 31, 2021 on the unit block of N Street, SE. Read more »

In a May 26 hearing, defense attorneys for co-defendants Demonte Gibson and Tre'quan Nelson asked for a 45-day extension pending grand jury indictments. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park granted the defense until June 23 to file a motion that would potentially limit DNA evidence introduced on May 22.  Demonte Gibson, 26, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and armed robbery for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting that occurred on Dec. Read more »

In her opening argument, defense attorney Gemma Stevens told jurors that Vincent Gyamfi “just kept coming” after Lewkus Turner in a family squabble that ultimately proved deadly. Read more »

Jurors convicted a suspect on weapons violations on May 17 after a two-day trial before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park.  Carlos Chambers, 26, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm with a previous conviction, carrying a pistol without a license, unlawful possession of ammunition, and possession of an unregistered firearm in connection to a shooting near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Read more »

A shooter accepted a guilty plea offer on March 31, nearly a year after the incident occurred. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park set a new trial date for an assault case. Read more »

On Jan. Read more »

A homicide defendant was released after less than a month in the DC Jail during a Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Judge Jason Park rescheduled a non-fatal shooting defendant's felony hearing date to October. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant on felony sex abuse charges for forcing himself on a woman in her Kingman Park neighborhood apartment. Read more »

This case was acquitted on Nov. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge released one domestic violence defendant and held two homicide defendants during presentments on Aug. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge issued bench warrants for three defendants who did not show up to their Aug. Read more »

A murder defendant received six life sentences without the possibility of parole in addition to several lesser sentences for the murder of an out of town artist. Read more »