April 14 marked the third day of a hearing to determine if a triple homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial.  Co-defendants Jibri Qayyum, 44, and Dale Benjamin, 33, are charged with second-degree murder while armed for their alleged roles in the shootings of 56-year-old Claudette Williams, 26-year-old Marquise Lewis and 20-year-old Juwan Wade.  On July 7, 2020, around 1:15 a.m., Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers responded to the 5000 block of Bass Place, SE. Read more »

April 13 marked the second day of a hearing to determine if a triple homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a trial readiness hearing for a murder case. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled another status hearing to allow time for a homicide defendant to undergo competency evaluations. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge continued a status hearing for two homicide defendants. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled another status hearing to allow time for a homicide defendant to be indicted. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a homicide case has enough evidence to go to trial and said it is more likely than not that a jury would find the defendant guilty. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial.  Isaac Moye, 43, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 24-year-old Unique Harris. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge ruled that there is enough evidence to bring a homicide case to trial.  Kenneth Stewart, 59, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 54-year-old Courtney Jones on July 23, 2020, on the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Read more »

On March 19, a DC Superior Court judge accepted the defense’s argument to reopen a detention hearing due to new evidence that surfaced since the last hearing.  Thirty-four-year-old Saeve Evans is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting of Kareem Ware on May 2, 2009. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge resumed arguments and a cross examination to determine whether a homicide defendant should be forcibly medicated in order to restore his competency to stand trial. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge continued a March 16 hearing in a post-conviction sex abuse case, so parties could decide on the best time frame for sentencing and if it should be done in person or remote. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled trial dates in a homicide that occurred in 2009.  Saeve Evans, 34, is charged with first-degree murder, armed kidnapping and armed robbery for allegedly shooting Kareem Ware. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge ruled that the case against a defendant accused of killing his mother has enough evidence to go to trial, but only on a lesser homicide charge.  Seth Andrews, 34, was initially charged with first-degree murder in the death of his mother, 67-year-old Hazel Evans, on the unit block of 35th Street, SE on July 16, 2020. Read more »