A stabbing defendant rejected a plea offer before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on June 17. Read more »

A fleet manager for the stolen car the prosecution says was used in a mass shooting testified before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on June 16.  Erwin Dubose, 31, Kamar Queen, 28, Damonta Thompson, 28, and William Johnson-Lee, 22, are charged with conspiracy, premeditated first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, among other charges, for their alleged involvement in the mass shooting that killed 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson, 24-year-old Keenan Braxton, and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz heard from witnesses, including a detective and investigative analyst, in a mass shooting case with six co-defendants during a hearing on June 18. Read more »

Prosecutors continued to question an investigative analyst from the US Attorney’s Office who compiled a dataset of six co-defendants' Instagram accounts and messages before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on June 17.  Erwin Dubose, 31, Kamar Queen, 28, Damonta Thompson, 28, and William Johnson-Lee, 22, are charged with conspiracy, premeditated first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, among other charges, for their alleged involvement in the mass shooting that killed 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson, 24-year-old Keenan Braxton, and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner. Read more »

The prosecution in a murder case argued before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on June 12 for the detention of a defendant who was initially released by DC Superior Court Judge Anita Josey-Herring last month. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz granted a stabbing defendant attorneys request for a competency screening during a hearing on June 17. Read more »

An ex-girlfriend of a triple homicide defendant is said to be involved in an ongoing murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on June 9th. Read more »

A shooting defendant waived his right to independently test DNA evidence on June 6 before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz.  Demarco Bates, 28, is charged with four counts of assault with intent to kill, four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction, two counts of destruction of property less than $1000, and possession of a controlled substance. Read more »

Two co-defendants pleaded not guilty to a formal reading of their charges stemming from a nonfatal shooting before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on June 6.  Demarco Hayes, 22, and Donte Bennett, 27, are charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, and aggravated assault knowingly while armed. Read more »

Prosecutors alerted DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz they had extended a wired plea offer to three homicide co-defendants during a hearing on June 6.  The trio would have to mutually agree on the terms for the agreement to be valid. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a severance request from one of two defendants charged in a 2021 mass shooting that left one man dead and three others injured outside a convenience store in Southeast DC, during a hearing on June 6.  Aaron Adgerson, 21, and Terrance Oxner, 26, are charged with conspiracy, two counts of first-degree murder premeditated while armed, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and two counts of assault with significant bodily injury while armed. Read more »

Attorneys for mass shooting suspects raised concerns over so-called bad-faith investigative practices by the prosecution in analyzing cell-site data before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on June 4. Read more »

An analyst in cellular phone technology and call site analysis testified before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz during a murder, mass shooting trial on June 3.  Erwin Dubose, 31, Kamar Queen, 28, Damonta Thompson, 28, and William Johnson-Lee, 22, are charged with conspiracy, premeditated first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, among other charges, for their alleged involvement in the mass shooting that killed 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson, 24-year-old Keenan Braxton, and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner. Read more »

Outfitted in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffed, a reluctant witness was asked to identify suspects in a deadly mass shooting before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz during a hearing on June 2.   Erwin Dubose, 31, Kamar Queen, 28, Damonta Thompson, 28, and William Johnson-Lee, 22, are charged with conspiracy, premeditated first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, among other charges, for their alleged involvement in the mass shooting that killed 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson, 24-year-old Keenan Braxton, and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner. Read more »

Prosecutors presented the search history of a defendant's phone in which they say she repeatedly sought information about a shooting during a six co-defendant homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on May 29. Read more »