Jaleil Jones pleaded not guilty in front of DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan in a felony arraignment on June 3.  Jones, 19, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, conspiracy, robbery and two counts of possession of a firearm for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting and robbery of 44-year-old Robert Lavender. Read more »

William Barrett, who is accused of strangling, then brutally beating a woman to death with a toilet tank lid, waived his right to a preliminary hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on May 30. Read more »

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of an individual in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred on April 27 inside a restaurant on the 1300 block of U Street, NW. Read more »

The impact of an upcoming furlough in the DC Public Defender's office weighed heavily during a hearing for a murder defendant before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on May 23. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun ordered Tejan Bah detained following multiple failures to appear and loss of contact during his release for a shooting incident.  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 »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced a homicide defendant to 23 years of incarceration before more than 20 of the victim’s family and friends. Read more »

The impact of an upcoming furlough in the DC Public Defender's office weighed heavily during a hearing for a murder defendant before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on May 23. Read more »

Thirty-one-year-old Mussay Rezene was back in court on May 21 in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun, where he pleaded not guilty to a fatal stabbing incident at the DC Jail. Read more »

On March 8, a homicide defendant motioned to have release conditions temporarily modified before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Read more »

A homicide defendant was offered a plea, but requested more time to review, after originally rejecting it following a short discussion with his attorney at a May 17 hearing. Read more »

A non-fatal mass shooting defendant, who planned to accept a prosecution plea offer, rejected it during a preliminary hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun.  Rennwel Mantock, 29, is charged with six counts of assault with intent to kill while armed and six counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in a mass shooting that injured six individuals. Read more »

A homicide defendant waived his preliminary hearing, and DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo denied his request for release in a May 14 hearing.  James Outland, 25, and Bobby Gupton, are charged with first-degree murder while armed for their alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 54-year-old Tavonayna Glenn on June 28, 2023, on the 700 block of 19th Street, NE.  According to court documents, a suspect fired 44 shots at the location, fatally injuring Glenn, before getting in an orange Dodge Charger and fleeing the scene. Read more »

A homicide defendant, who shot his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend to death, was convicted by a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun’s courtroom on May 7.  Marcus Walker, 23, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon against a minor, second-degree cruelty to children, and several other firearm and ammunition possession charges for his alleged involvement in the death of 28-year-old Eric King. Read more »

Shooting defendant Rennwel Mantock appeared in a May 7 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun.  Mantock is charged with six counts of assault with intent to kill while armed and six counts of the possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a homicide, even though the evidence was “not overwhelming." Eliexander Lopez-Burgos, 24, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 38-year-old Carlos Javier Blanco Fernandez. Read more »