DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno ordered a stabbing defendant undergo a full mental competency evaluation on July 17. Read more »

A shooting defendant was extended a plea offer before DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz during a July 15 hearing.  Dominick Jackson, 38, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm for his alleged involvement in a domestic squabble that resulted in a non-fatal shooting. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro granted a prosecutor’s request to join a shooting defendant’s case with that of his alleged accomplice during a July 16 hearing.  Rasheed Thorne, 21, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during crime of violence for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting that occurred on May 20 on the 600 block of Oglethorpe Street, NW. Read more »

A stabbing defendant’s refusal to attend a July 11 court hearing after numerous failures to appear could result in a written order by DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun to waive the defendant's presence at future proceedings. Read more »

A carjacking defendant’s refusal to show up to court, coupled with competency concerns, has jeopardized his trial, according to DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno on July 11. Read more »

A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on July 11. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun granted a Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) request to transfer a shooting defendant to an in-patient treatment, during a July 10 hearing.  Tejan Bah, 34, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, assault with significant bodily injury, and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, among other charges, for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting that occurred on Nov. Read more »

A witness, who testified to driving a surviving victim of a mass shooting to a hospital, testified to being friends with defendant before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun’s courtroom on July 10. Read more »

A jury in DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun’s courtroom heard July 9 testimony from an officer who described the injuries of another victim regarding a 2018 mass shooting that claimed the life of a 10-year-old girl. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno denied a stabbing defendant’s request for release during a July 9 hearing.  Amadelia Hernandez, 34 is charged with assault with a deadly weapon for her alleged involvement in a stabbing incident that occurred on March 29 on the 400 block of Emerson Street NW. Read more »

A homicide conspiracy trial was postponed after a defendant failed to appear before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on July 8 due to “an illness,” according to US Marshals.  Mark Price, 29, and Antonio Murchison, 31, are charged with first-degree murder while armed, five counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, seven counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, conspiracy, and seven counts of criminal gang affiliation. Read more »

A victim of a mass shooting who was wounded in the face, required jaw reconstruction surgery and a feeding tube to survive, testified in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on July 3. Read more »

In response to discovery of evidence motions made by the defense in a homicide case, the prosecution argued before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun during a July 2 hearing that the defense attorney had a conflict of interest with a prosecution witness. Read more »

Social media evidence was presented to jurors in a co-defendant homicide, conspiracy trial before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on July 1 revealing the presence of firearms in the weeks leading up to a shooting. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno sentenced an assault defendant to six-and-a-half years in prison on June 28. Read more »