Attorneys are preparing for a September murder trial involving alleged gang violence and police leaks which is expected to feature testimony from more than 90 witnesses. Read more »

The defense team in a domestic violence case is no longer pursuing a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.  The defendant is indicted on charges of assault with intent to kill while armed, cruelty to children, malicious disfigurement, aggravated assault and assault with a dangerous weapon.  DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo began the defendant's May 13 hearing by asking if the defense was still looking to pursue a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Read more »

Attorneys discussed preparations to take the case of a shooting that killed one and injured three to trial in July. Read more »

Carlisha Elligan was initially charged with negligent homicide for her role in a fatal traffic accident but pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and reckless driving during a May 9 hearing.  Elligan, 37, struck 44-year-old Armin Amin-Toomaji with the Mercedes-Benz she was driving as he attempted to cross 9th Street, NW, according to court documents.  DC Superior Court Judge Marisa  Demeo asked Eilligan if she decided to take the plea offer on her own.  “Yes, Your Honor,” she replied.  Judge Demeo scheduled Eilligan to be sentenced on Sept. Read more »

A domestic violence trial continued into its second day with the prosecution calling five people to the witness stand. Read more »

Less than a month after a murder trial ended with jurors unable to reach a verdict, the defendant requested new counsel as prosecutors gear up to re-try the case. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a Maryland man to 39 years in prison for a series of sexual assaults committed in 2016 against three men in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant to serve more than a decade in prison for an armed sexual assault that took place 16 years ago. Read more »

A woman was arraigned on charges of first-degree murder while armed and possessing a firearm during a crime of violence for her alleged role in a 2020 shooting at an apartment in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood.  On the evening of Nov. Read more »

Tierra Posey was acquitted of all charges on March 20, 2024. Read more »

 A murder trial resumed with jurors viewing footage of a police interview with the defendant. Read more »

Prosecutors finished showing jurors the five-hour video of murder defendant Chad Hawthorne’s interrogation during the fifth day of his trial. Read more »

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 »

A DC Superior Court judge sentenced Elton Wiggins for accessory to murder two years after 34-year-old Eugene Isaac, Jr. Read more »