Four murder defendants charged in a drive-by shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl decided Sept. Read more »

On a July 29 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun set a trial date for 5 co-defendants in the 2018 homicide case of a 10-year-old girl.   Qujuan Thomas, 24, Quentin Michals, 25, Marquell Cobbs, 20, Darrise Jeffers, 23, Isaiah Murchison, 22, and Gregory Taylor, 26, are charged with first-degree murder, criminal street gang affiliation and other charges in connection to the fatal drive-by shooting that killed 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson on July 16, 2018, on the 300 block of 53rd Street, NE.  According to court documents, Wilson was getting ice cream when she was shot. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun set a trial date for a 2018 murder case. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun addressed several attorneys’ motions to withdraw and potential counsel conflicts in a 2018 drive-by shooting case.  Codefendants Qujuan Thomas, 23, and Gregory Taylor, 26, are charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection with the shooting of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson on July 16, 2018, on the 300 block of 53rd Street, NE. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a bond review hearing for one of the defendants charged in connection with a 2018 drive-by shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl. Read more »

On June 14, a DC Superior Court judge moved up the trial dates for four co-defendants charged in connection with a 2018 drive-by shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl. Read more »

On March 19, a DC Superior Court judge rescheduled the start of a jury selection date for six co-defendants charged in connection with a 2018 drive-by shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled four co-defendants charged in connection with a drive-by shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl to go before a jury in January 2023. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a trial date for a homicide defendant.  Mark Price is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the death of 47 year-old Andre Hakim Young. Read more »

Parties discussed jury trial dates for six of the 10 co-defendants charged in connection with a 2018 drive-by shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge decided to continue holding one of the 11 defendants charged in the fatal drive-by shooting of a ten-year-old girl two years ago. Read more »

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has made an additional arrest from a homicide that occurred on July 16, 2018 on the 300 block of 53rd Street, NE. Read more »

Judges didn’t release as many homicide defendants in 2019 as they did in 2018, data shows According to  DC Code, Washington, DC criminal defendants cannot be held in jail from an inability to pay bail.  The specific DC code language states that the decision to release a defendant falls to a Superior Court judge:  A judicial officer shall order the pretrial release of a defendant  subject to: (A) Condition that the person not commit a local, state, or federal crime during the period of release; and (B) Least restrictive further condition, or combination of conditions, that the judicial officer determines will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and the safety of any other person and the community.  These conditions can include maintaining or seeking employment, maintaining or beginning an educational program, or restrictions on personal associations, travel or residence among others.  Several homicide defendants are released to the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP). Read more »

A judge said police were still looking for a murder defendant who is connected to a drive-by shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl.  Isaiah Murchison is charged with first-degree murder while armed; conspiracy; first-degree murder by drive-by or random shooting of a victim who was especially vulnerable due to age or physical infirmity while armed; possession of a firearm during a crime of violence; criminal street gang affiliation, felony or violent misdemeanor; and assault with the intent to kill while armed for his alleged involvement in the shooting of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson on the 300 block of 53 Street, NE on July 16, 2018.  Murchison is one of ten other co-defendants, including  Saquan Williams, Quincy Garvin, Mark Tee Price, Darrise Jeffers, Antonio Murchison, Gregory Taylor, Marquell Cobbs, Qujuan Thomas, and Quentin Michals. Read more »