Due to awaiting a defendant’s competency evaluation and its results, DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian granted a defense’s motion for continuance on July 9. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Judge Heidi Herrman accepted Stephan Ombolo’s waiver of a preliminary hearing and denied his release at a hearing on July 8.  Ombolo, 26, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting that took place on March 26 on the 400 Block of Newton Place, NW. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe ruled on June 21 that there was probable cause for a defendant’s involvement in a pre-dawn fatal shooting at a bus stop, stating he could not think of “anything more terrifying” than this unprovoked offense. Read more »

A shooting defendant was sentenced to 32-and-a-half years for a road-rage incident by DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on June 17.  Kenneth Davis, 45, was found guilty in January of assault with intent to kill while armed, four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon for his involvement in a non-fatal shooting that injured one person on May 19, 2021, on the 1600 block of Eastern Avenue, NE. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur denied a stabbing defendant’s request to modify his curfew in a June 5 hearing.  Ndiaye Elhadji, 24, Dionte Anderson, 25, Tyrone Hawkins, 22, and Dion Lee, 24, are charged with assault with a dangerous weapon with a sharp object, unlawful possession of contraband in a penal institution, and carrying a dangerous weapon. Read more »

After being found guilty of murder, Terrell Poe failed to appear for his sentencing hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on May 31.  Poe, 37, was convicted by a jury on Feb. Read more »

After being convicted of shooting a woman who was driving with two young children, Kenneth Davis’s sentencing was delayed on May 3 because his pre-sentence report was inaccurate. Read more »

A homicide defendant’s newly appointed attorney alerted DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe she needs time to review the Department of Behavioral Health’s (DBH) a contested competency report for her client. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Lloyd Nolan found probable cause on April 19, for domestic violence charges against David Walls who was allegedly reacting as a spurned lover. Read more »

On April 8, DC Superior Court Judge Micheal O’Keefe denied a defense motion to reconsider a murder defendant's pretrial release conditions.  Bernard Matthews, 44, is charged with first-degree murder premeditated while armed, possession of a firearm during crime of violence, unlawful possession of a firearm, and carrying a pistol without a license outside of a home or business, for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Diamonte Green. Read more »

On April 5, co-defendants pleaded not guilty after arraignment for a shooting, before DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro. Read more »

On March 29, a homicide defendant waived his rights to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein. Read more »

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