A motion to dismiss a stabbing case for a missed deadline was denied by DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian on Dec. Read more »

Ethan Cunningham failed to appear before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Dec. Read more »

A defendant was sentenced to 28 months for stabbing his daughter's boyfriend on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan ruled the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence to rule on probable cause, and dismissed the charges against a shooting defendant on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow sentenced a shooting defendant to 14 months on Oct. Read more »

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced that they are seeking public assistance in locating a suspect connected to a homicide in Northeast DC. Read more »

A stabbing defendant accepted a plea agreement extended by prosecutors on Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced two homicide co-defendants to 50 and 61 years of imprisonment for the 2017 fatal shooting of a teenage girl on Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge James Crowell  granted the prosecution’s request for a juvenile charged with a triple non-fatal shooting to be detained by the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) in a July 31 hearing.  The juvenile, a 16-year-old boy, is charged with three counts of attempted second-degree murder while armed and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a shooting that injured three women on July 23 on the 2900 block of Nelson Place, SE.  According to the prosecution, at the time of the shooting the boy was released in connection to a case in which he’s charged with carrying a pistol without a license.  During the hearing, Judge Crowell mentioned the parties’ request in June to release the defendant as he awaited trial in the possession case. Read more »

“He made a choice to participate in the gun violence that plagues our city,” a prosecutor told DC Superior Court Judge James Crowell as he ordered a juvenile convicted of murder to be detained by the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) until 21, during a July 30 hearing.  The juvenile, a 16-year-old boy, was convicted of first-and-second-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, possession of an unregistered firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, and unlawful discharge of a firearm.  The charges stemmed from his involvement in the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Jihad Darden, which occurred on Dec. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow denied a shooting defendant’s motion to suppress evidence recovered during a search warrant in a July 16 hearing.  James Guillory, 24, is charged with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction, and carrying a pistol without a license for allegedly shooting and injuring two individuals on June 15, 2023 on the 4600 block of Hillside Road, SE.  A male victim sustained a firearm injury to the hip, and a female victim sustained a ball bearing (BB) gun injury to the nose. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ordered Christopher Wise transferred to St. Read more »

On day two of a bench trial, DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park found a defendant guilty of stabbing a person who was trying to offer the defendant help. Read more »