After ruling that his case has enough evidence to go to trial, a DC Superior Court judge released a sex abuse defendant from DC Jail. Read more »

A DC Superior judge continued a hearing to determine if a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial. Read more »

Two co-defendants who were convicted of murder in the DC Superior Court's first homicide trial of 2021 were sentenced to 30 and 33 years, respectively. Read more »

Parties discussed a child sex abuse defendant's competency to stand trial during an Oct. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge ordered parties in a murder case to resolve their disagreements over a protective order on Oct. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge held off ruling on a request to release a murder defendant from DC Jail.  Lewkus Turner, 27, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting his cousin, 26-year-old Vincent Gyamfi, on the 1700 block of 29th Street, SE, on Dec. Read more »

A defendant accused of murdering his girlfriend, who went missing in July 2020 and has yet to be found, was scheduled to go before a jury in September.  Darnell Sterling, 56, is charged with second-degree murder for allegedly killing 34-year-old Olga Ooro, who went missing on July 18, 2020.  On that day, according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), officers found Ooro’s child in Northwest, DC, unable to find his mother. Read more »

The prosecution in a murder case plans to retest DNA evidence. Read more »

The defendant in a child sex abuse case pleaded guilty. Read more »

The prosecution in a murder case said they have been unable to get in touch with a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective. Read more »

 The defense in a sex abuse case rejected a plea deal and requested a trial date. Read more »

One of two cousins charged in connection with the death of a 16-year-old made a deal with prosecutors that allowed his murder charge to be dropped. Read more »

A man initially charged with murder pleaded pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit armed robbery after making a deal with the prosecution. Read more »

This case was acquitted on Dec. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge denied a request to release a murder defendant from DC Jail.  Ch’juan Robinson, 23, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting of Louis Eugene Kingsbury, 34, on April 30, 2020, on the 200 block of New York Avenue, NW. Read more »