On Nov. 10, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun held a motion hearing where two experts in digital forensic investigations testified for the defendant and the prosecutor to look at…
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During a hearing on Nov. 4, co-defendants Kenneth Swann, 19, and Marquelle Hodges, 18, accepted a global plea offer from prosecution. Swann and Hodges were originally charged with second-degree murder…
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On Nov. 8, a non-fatal shooting defendant decided to reject the prosecution’s final plea offer. Emanuel Leyton Picon, 22, is charged with assault with the intent to kill for the…
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During a hearing on Nov. 4, co-defendants Kenneth Swann, 19, and Marquelle Hodges, 18, accepted a global plea offer from prosecution. Swann and Hodges were originally charged with second-degree murder in…
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During an Oct. 28 hearing, family members poured into a courtroom at the DC Superior Courthouse pleading for a higher sentence after the defendant entered into a plea deal for…
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During an arraignment and status hearing on Oct. 28, two co-defendants were arraigned on murder charges. Aaron Adgerson, 19, and Terrance Oxner, 23, were originally charged with first-degree murder while…
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On Oct. 25, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun rescheduled a sexual abuse case involving a DC man and his biological daughter, who was twelve at the time, to give…
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During an Oct. 20 hearing, a murder defendant pleaded not guilty to three counts connected to a murder in 2021. Mussye Rezene, 29, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder…
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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 Oct. 18 hearing, a sex abuse defendant’s defense attorney said she expects five witnesses would testify in the trial. The prosecutor said 12-13 witnesses and 4-5 expert witnesses…
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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun found a defendant guilty of assault with intent to commit first-degree sex abuse, burglary and kidnapping after the prosecution presented self-incriminating jail calls in…
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A sexual assault trial began on Oct. 13 with the defendant opting to represent himself. The 38-year-old defendant, whose co-counsel is defense attorney Howard McEachern, is being held on charges…
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