DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann accepted a stabbing defendant's waiver of her preliminary hearing on June 18.  Tanjanae Bradley, 21, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for her alleged involvement in a stabbing that injured one individual on May 16 on the 2500 block of Pomeroy Road, SE. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann denied a stabbing defendant’s request for release in a hearing on June 9, following the defendant’s waiving a preliminary hearing. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann denied a stabbing defendant’s request for release following his waiving a preliminary hearing of the evidence against him on June 9. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann denied release to a carjacking defendant who waived a preliminary hearing of the evidence on June 11.  Charnell Whitfield, 20, is charged with unarmed carjacking, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm for his alleged involvement in an incident that occurred on May 24 at the 400 block of Massachusetts Avenue, NW.  According to court documents, an individual, later identified as Whitfield, attempted to steal the victim’s scooter with a firearm readily available. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann detained a young carjacking defendant after he waived his right to a preliminary hearing on June 5. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann found probable cause that a carjacking defendant was the perpetrator in an incident during a hearing on June 3, 2025.   Paquette Deshazier, 19, is charged with unarmed carjacking, unlawful possession of ammunition, and possessing a firearm during an act of violence for his alleged involvement in a carjacking. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann granted a carjacking defendant’s request for release after he waived his right to a preliminary hearing on June 2.  Manuel Alvarado, 41, is charged with unarmed carjacking for his alleged involvement in an incident that occurred on the 1500 block of 7th Street, SE, on April 26, 2023.  According to court documents, the victim was driving his white sedan when he saw the defendant under the influence of drugs in the middle of the street. Read more »

Carjacking co-defendants waived their right to a preliminary hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann on Feb. Read more »

A shooting defendant waived his right to a preliminary hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann on Feb. Read more »

A shooting defendant waived his right to a preliminary hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann on Feb. Read more »

A stabbing defendant waived her right to a preliminary hearing and was denied release by DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann accepted a stabbing defendant’s waiver of his right to a preliminary hearing, and denied his release during a Feb. Read more »

A shooting defendant waived his right to a preliminary hearing and requested pre-trial release on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann denied a stabbing defendant’s request for release due to substantial evidence presented in the case on Feb. Read more »

A shooting defendant’s attorney requested his release at a hearing on Feb. Read more »