A shooting defendant accepted a plea deal on June 29 before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno. Read more »

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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno issued a bench warrant for a stabbing defendant after she missed her court hearing on June 25.  Juanishia Lee, 47, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for her alleged involvement in a stabbing that left one individual with injuries to the head, ear, and neck. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno sentenced a defendant to two years of imprisonment on June 29. Read more »

An armed carjacking defendant disputed the description of the offense presented in a plea agreement he had already signed in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno on June 23. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno released an armed carjacking defendant during a trial readiness hearing on June 26.  Eduardo Cordova, 27, is charged with armed carjacking and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in a carjacking on March 23, 2024, at the 3300 block of 7th Street, SE. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno dismissed all charges against a domestic violence stabbing suspect on June 15 after the prosecution failed to meet its indictment deadline.  Carlos Blount, 47, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault with significant bodily injury for his alleged involvement in a stabbing that occurred on July 31 2025, on the 2000 block of Benning Road, NE.  The victim, who said she had been in a sexual relationship with Blount, sustained stab wounds to her back and leg. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno sentenced a carjacking defendant on June 12 to seven years in prison for an incident the victim said took away his sense of safety. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Hildum accepted a jail stabbing defendant’s waiver of his preliminary hearing on June 9.  Dwayne Bean-Freeman, 22, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a stabbing on April 2 on the 1900 block of D Street, NE, at the DC Jail.  Bean-Freeman is currently incarcerated at the jail for a previous unrelated crime.  According to the arrest warrant, Bean-Freeman and other inmates were met at their housing unit to be escorted to the infirmary to receive medication. Read more »

The primary medical examiner in a triple-homicide said she didn't prepare testimony in the case because medical problems interfered with her right state of mind in a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on June 3.  Jalonte Thompkins, 34, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder while armed, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction greater than a year for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of three brothers, 34-year-old James Morgan, 30-year-old Jamal Morgan, and 42-year-old Vincent Martin on Aug. Read more »

A shooting case stalled amid plea negotiations after DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno ordered a mental competency evaluation for the defendant on June 8. Read more »

The parties disputed whether the defendant or victims fired the first shots in a triple-homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on May 21. Read more »

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An eyewitness to a fatal bar shooting testified she was intoxicated at the time of the incident in a homicide trial in DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman’s courtroom, April 30. Read more »

A defense attorney in a triple-homicide case objected to prosecutors mentioning her client’s former co-defendant as a source of evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on April 27. Read more »