A defendant charged in a carjacking case waived his right to a preliminary hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Dorsey Jones on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Deborah Israel delayed a hearing in a carjacking case in order to get more information about the defendant's new case in a hearing on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park denied a defense request to sever two co-defendants murder cases on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Deborah Israel granted a carjacking defendant’s request for release to home confinement on Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe allowed another continuance in sentencing for 23-year-old James Borum to retake the math section of his GED exam in the DC Jail during a hearing on Jan. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld postponed a carjacker’s sentencing on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld told parties she’d consider a carjacking co-defendant’s request to sever his case from the rest on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe sentenced a carjacking defendant to 15 years incarceration in a July 25 hearing.  James Borum, 22, was originally charged with conspiracy, three counts of armed carjacking, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and receiving stolen property worth $1,000 or more. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Lloyd Nolan found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a carjacking incident during a hearing on July 14. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro denied a carjacking defendant’s motion for release on June 30, following an emergency hearing in regard to a lack of adequate detention conditions. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Heide Hermann found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a carjacking incident during a hearing on June 17.  Orlin Lemus-Cruz, 20, is charged with unarmed carjacking, armed robbery, and two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence or dangerous offense, for his alleged involvement in a March 26 incident on the 3100 block of Hiatt Place, NW.  According to court documents, Lemus-Cruz and two other suspects allegedly robbed two victims at gunpoint, injuring both and commandeering their motor scooter, a jacket by Moncler--a high-fashion brand with items costing thousands of dollars--a cellphone, and a ring.  The lead Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective on the case testified a lookout was issued shortly after officers arrived on scene, based on the victims’ description of Hispanic males, approximately six feet tall, wearing all black clothing.  A patrol officer later spotted a suspect on Park Road, NW matching that description and identified him as Lemus-Cruz. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann granted a carjacking defendant’s request for release after he waived his right to a preliminary hearing on June 2.  Manuel Alvarado, 41, is charged with unarmed carjacking for his alleged involvement in an incident that occurred on the 1500 block of 7th Street, SE, on April 26, 2023.  According to court documents, the victim was driving his white sedan when he saw the defendant under the influence of drugs in the middle of the street. Read more »

A carjacking defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on June 2.   Tamika Burriss, 36, was initially charged with armed carjacking for her involvement in an incident on Feb. Read more »

After being denied pre-trial release by D.C. Read more »

Quiana Harris, the defense attorney for Tyrone Nicholsom, told DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on March 10 that she has filed a motion asking for Nicholsom's case to be dismissed. Read more »