In a hearing on July 25, attorneys debated whether a defendant’s mental competency has been restored before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a mass shooting defendant release on July 25.  Rennwel Mantock, 30, is indicted on six counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, six counts of aggravated assault knowingly while armed, five counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, 14 counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, unlawful possession of ammunition, possession of an unregistered firearm and carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz ruled on key motions that could determine the fate of two shooting defendants previously convicted of other crimes in a hearing on July 22.  Daquawn Lubin, 30, and Jonathan Young, 35, are charged with conspiracy, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, aggravated assault while armed, four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior crime of violence. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz stated he will consider releasing a murder defendant to home confinement due to multiple health concerns during a hearing on July 10.  Dione Dorn, 42, is charged with first-degree murder premeditated while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Jaydon Parson, which occurred on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz requested that a defendant have a criminal responsibility exam performed by the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) before concluding a plea deal on July 11.  Kelly Williams, 52, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for her alleged involvement in a stabbing that occurred at the intersection of Independence Avenue and L’Enfant Plaza, SW on Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz sentenced a homicide defendant to seven-and-a-half years of imprisonment on July 11. Read more »

A homicide defendant was denied a request to remove GPS monitoring on July 11 by DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz, on the grounds that she had consistently broke home confinement conditions. Read more »

A fatal shooting defendant remains jailed without bond after DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz established probable cause during a preliminary hearing on July 7.  Dione Dorn, 42, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Jaydon Parson, 23, on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a stabbing during a preliminary hearing on July 3. Read more »

A jury in DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz heard closing arguments from the prosecution and defense in a mass shooting case during a June 26 hearing. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz heard conflicting claims about a homicide defendant's medical condition during an arraignment on June 27. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz addressed the reliability of information from a two-year old eye-witness to a homicide in a hearing on June 27. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a murder defendant's emergency motion for immediate release or to be transferred to a hospital during a hearing on June 20.  Tommy Whack, 35, is charged with first-degree murder while armed - felony murder for his alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of Fasil Teklemariam, 53, that occurred on April 5, 2024, on the 1300 block of Peabody Street, NW. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz granted a stabbing defendant attorneys request for a competency screening during a hearing on June 17. Read more »

Prosecutors alerted DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz they had extended a wired plea offer to three homicide co-defendants during a hearing on June 6.  The trio would have to mutually agree on the terms for the agreement to be valid. Read more »