A shooting defendant was granted home confinement release by DC Superior Court Judge Robert Hildum on March 18, despite past firearm infractions. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced a mass shooting defendant to 180 months, with all but 108 months suspended, during a hearing on March 14.  On Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Hildum ruled that prosecutors presented sufficient evidence to prove a teen’s involvement in a carjacking during a hearing on March 13.   Aniq-Kai Covington, 16, is charged with armed carjacking, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and robbery while armed for his alleged involvement in a carjacking case that occurred on Aug. Read more »

Pretrial motions arguments continued in a six-codefendant trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on March 12.  William Johnson-Lee, 22, Erwin Dubose, 30, Kamar Queen, 27, and Damonta Thompson, 28, are charged with conspiracy, two counts of premeditated first-degree murder while armed with aggravating circumstances, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and three counts of assault with significant bodily injury while armed, for their involvement in the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson, 24-year-old Keenan Baxter, and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner.  Dubose, Queen, and Johnson-Lee each have nine additional counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Read more »

A carjacking defendant was denied release during a preliminary hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Hildum on March 11.  Eric Woods, 17, is charged with three counts of armed carjacking, three counts of robbery while armed, and three counts of possession of a firearm during crime of violence, for his alleged involvement in multiple carjackings.  Woods is charged as an adult under Title 16 which gives prosecutors discretion in handling more serous cases. Read more »

Parties discussed the prosecution’s motion to admit six co-defendant’s prior words and actions suggesting violence in a homicide trial from March 3 to 6 before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz.  William Johnson-Lee, 22, Erwin Dubose, 30, Kamar Queen, 27, and Damonta Thompson, 28, are charged with conspiracy, two counts of premeditated first-degree murder while armed with aggravating circumstances, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and three counts of assault with significant bodily injury while armed, for their involvement in the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson, 24-year-old Keenan Baxter, and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner.  Dubose, Queen, and Johnson-Lee each have nine additional counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Read more »

A stabbing defendant was denied release by DC Superior Court Judge Robert Hildum on March 10 after finding probable cause. Read more »

A shooting defendant was denied release after he waived his right to a preliminary hearing in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Hildum on March 7.  Joe Phoenix, 34, is charged with endangerment with a firearm for his alleged involvement in a shooting that occurred at the intersection of 10th and F Street, NE, on May 2, 2024.  According to court documents, the shooting was in the same block as the Goding Elementary School,"Additionally at the time of the offense, children were present and outside when the discharge ofthe firearm occurred." Phoenix’s attorney, Wole Falodun, alerted Judge Hildum of his intent to waive his right to a preliminary hearing and requested Phoenix be released on GPS monitoring, arguing he has had no contact with the criminal justice system other than driving without a license more than a decade ago.  The prosecution objected to the request and played CCTV footage of the shooting provided by the school nearby the incident. Read more »

A defendant rejected a plea offer during a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Hildum on March 5.  Keimontay Holston, 21, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in stabbing of an inmate at DC Department of Correction Central Detention Facility, located at the 1900 block of D Street SE, on Jan. Read more »

Antonio Kent requested pre-trial release but was returned to DC Jail by DC Superior Court Judge Robert Hildum on March 3 after he waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Read more »

A defendant accused of being involved in a fatal shooting pleaded not guilty at an arraignment in front of DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on Feb. Read more »

Attorney Daniel Dorsey asked DC Superior Court Judge Robert Hildum to release his client Cornell Jamison from DC jail to 24-hour home confinement with GPS monitoring but was refused on March 3, after Jamison waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Hildum denied Nathaniel Washington's request on March 3 to be released from DC Jail with GPS monitoring after he waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Read more »

A carjacking defendant rejected a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno in a status hearing on Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno sentenced a shooting defendant to 32 months in jail after she accepted a plea on Feb. Read more »