Prosecutors called four witnesses to the stand during the third day of Chad Hawthorne's murder trial, starting with the defendant's ex-girlfriend. Read more »

Chad Hawthorne is on trial for the murder of 35-year-old Antonio Bassett in a Fort Davis Park apartment complex. Four witnesses took the stand during the second day of his trial on March 8. Read more »

Parties discussed multiple obstacles they encountered in a murder case that was set to go to trial in March. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a 2017 homicide case to go to trial in 2022.  Chad Hawthorne is charged with second-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 35-year-old Antonio Bassett on the 3900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, on May 22, 2017.  During the March 2 trial readiness hearing, Judge Michael Ryan set the trial to begin on March 9 and end on March 18, 2022. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled hearings for four homicide cases, including two that have been open since 2017.  Judge Danya Dayson scheduled Chad Hawthorne for a trial readiness hearing on March 2. Read more »

In a felony status conference on Tuesday, Judge Lynn Leibovitz allowed the prosecution to have DNA testing done on blood found at the crime scene of Antonio Bassett’s murder. Read more »

Judge Lynn Leibovitz has found probable cause that Chad Hawthorne, arrested last month for the murder of Antonio Bassett, committed second-degree murder while armed. Read more »

Days after Chad Hawthorne walked into a police station to discuss the death of Antonio Bassett, he was arrested and charged with Bassett's murder. Read more »

On May 7, judges at the DC Superior Courthouse released one inmate. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge continued a murder defendant's bond review hearing until May 13 to give defense counsel time to review medical records. Read more »

A judge granted the defense a trial continuance in light of new discovery about a key witness. Read more »

During an ex-parte hearing, defense counsel said another person committed a murder, exonerating his client. Read more »

A murder defendent said Sept. Read more »