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A triple homicide trial resumed with seven witnesses, including four officers from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and three of the victims’ mothers, were summoned to testify before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan and a jury. Read more »

A sexual assault trial began on Oct. Read more »

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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun rescheduled a trial readiness hearing for a sex abuse defendant who is currently quarantined at DC Jail. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo denied a defense attorney’s request for temporary release on behalf of a child sex abuse defendant. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan presided over closing arguments in which the prosecution laid out a timeline of events before and after the murder of a woman who has been missing since 2019. Read more »

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Witnesses testified to the relationship between a homicide defendant and the victim during trial on Sept. Read more »

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The prosecution's opening statement during a murder trial Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan heard arguments Sept. Read more »

Parties agreed to pause the 90-day indictment deadline to continue plea negotiations for a 19-year-old defendant charged with first-degree sex abuse, kidnapping while armed, and armed carjacking.  On July 11, 2021, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers received a call from a complainant reporting that an unknown individual entered her vehicle, forced her at gunpoint to drive to an alley on the 500 block of Crittenden Street, NW, raped her, and then stole her car.  The unknown individual was identified as the defendant when the DNA profile obtained from the victim’s swab resulted in a match with an arrestee from the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division six-months after the incident, according to court documents.  During a hearing on July 26, the prosecutor told DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun she was still in plea negotiations with defense attorney Howard McEachern and requested a continuance for the hearing.  The defendant was detained for this case on Jan. Read more »

A homicide defendant rejected a plea offer in connection to a 2021 shooting before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on July 5. Read more »

After reviewing evidence, a judge found probable cause during a preliminary hearing for a homicide case on June 8.  On Sept 10, 2021, at 9:41 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a report of gunshots on the 100 block of Kennedy Street, NW. Read more »