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In an emotional hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on June 22, both parties debated probable cause in a murder case. Stephon Shields, 26, is charged with second-degree…
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On June 21, the lead detective investigating a murder testified for the prosecution in a preliminary hearing. Stephon Shields, 26, is charged with second-degree murder for his alleged involvement in…
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During a status hearing on June 1, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe denied the release of a defendant in a 2022 murder case following surveillance footage allegedly showing him…
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During an Oct 20 preliminary hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun found probable cause for second-degree murder. Family members from both sides were in attendance. River Barfield, 19, is…
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During an Oct. 19 preliminary hearing, the prosecution presented jail call conversations that established an alleged motive for the defendant in a homicide trial. River Barfield, 19, is charged with…
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During an Aug. 30 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt accepted the prosecution’s motion to reopen a previous hearing, which included an email from a series of emails between…
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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt continued a motion hearing for a 2016 child sex abuse case. The defendant is charged with three counts of first-degree child sex abuse for…
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Detective begins testimony during an Aug. 10 preliminary hearing. De Andre Brewer, 25, is charged with first degree murder while armed in connection to the fatal shooting of 41-year-old Douglas…
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Parties debated taking a domestic violence defendant off of GPS monitoring during the case’s most recent hearing. The defendant, who appeared in court remotely for the Feb. 3 proceedings, is…
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a domestic violence defendant to two years of probation under the Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA), which will effectively seal his case once he completes…
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A DC Superior Court judge continued a hearing for a defendant awaiting sentencing for misdemeanor sex abuse charge. Dwayne Washington pleaded guilty to the charge in September 2019 for touching the…
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A DC Superior Court judge issued four bench warrants and continued four hearings during pretrial and probation show cause hearings on Sept. 16. Judge Danya Dayson issued a bench warrant…
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