A stabbing defendant accepted the prosecution’s plea offer in front of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on March 28.  James Petticolas, 40, was originally charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his involvement in stabbing a male victim in the back on the 1400 block of North Capitol Street, NW on May 10, 2024.  At the hearing, Petticolas’ lawyer, Marnitta King, announced his decision to accept the prosecution’s plea deal. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt agreed to release a stabbing defendant on March 28 after revoking his release in September, 2024.  Dennis Bowler, 56, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed for his alleged involvement in a stabbing incident on May 24, 2024, on the 3000 block of Rodman Street, NW. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt revoked a stabbing defendant’s phone privileges while he’s detained at the Department of Corrections (DoC) in DC during a hearing on March 12.  James Callen, 40, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed and aggravated assault knowingly while armed for his alleged involvement in a July 13, 2024 stabbing incident on the 1600 block of Morris Road, SE.  On March 8, prosecutors filed a motion to revoke phone privileges for Callen, citing he has continuously called the victim from jail despite being ordered to stay away and not contact her. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan found probable cause that a defendant was the getaway driver in a double homicide incident during a hearing on March 6.  Andre Greene, 25, was originally charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Lamont Street and 50-year-old Jermaine Proctor, which occurred on July 18, 2024 at the Alabama Convenience Store on the 2200 block of Alabama Avenue SE. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz agreed to change home confinement orders that made it difficult for co-defendants to attend job interviews during a hearing on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe sentenced a double-homicide defendant to 25 years of imprisonment on Feb. Read more »

Parties delivered closing arguments for a double homicide fire case before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on Feb. Read more »

The defense called on homicide defendant James Walker, who is linked to two burn deaths, to testify on his own trial before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on Feb. Read more »

The jury in DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman’s courtroom heard a survivor testify about her ordeal escaping a deadly building fire that killed two individuals, during a hearing on Feb. Read more »

The trial of a homicide defendant allegedly responsible for two burn deaths continued with testimony about the cause of the blaze on Feb. Read more »

The trial of a homicide defendant charged in two burn deaths linked to multiple fire code violations in his building continued on Feb. Read more »

Parties delivered opening statements, and multiple witnesses testified in connection to a deadly fire and linked to more than two dozen rental code violations, before a jury and DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on Feb. Read more »

Prosecution witnesses testified they watched a murder in progress in a trial before a jury and DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on Jan. Read more »

Waiting for a defendant’s competency evaluation and its results, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt granted a defense’s motion to delay a trial date on January 23. Read more »

A suspect in a stabbing case pled not guilty to all charges in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Dec. Read more »