A jury heard reviewed messages among multiple defendants said to be exchanging firearms and publicly "beefing" on July 31 and Aug. Read more »

A homicide defendant’s ex-girlfriend finalized her testimony against him in front of  DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on July 30.  Antonio Murchison, 31, and his co-defendant Mark Price, 29, 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.  The charges stem from their alleged involvement in a mass shooting on July 16, 2018, on the 5300 block of 53rd Street, NE in the Clay Terrace neighborhood. Read more »

A witness from the DC Department of Corrections (DOC) testified about phone and video recordings of conversations from the DC jail among alleged co-conspirators on July 29 in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun.  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.  The charges stem from their alleged involvement in a mass shooting on July 16, 2018, on the 5300 block of 53rd Street, NE in the Clay Terrace neighborhood. Read more »

Before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun in a July 25 hearing a DNA expert testified evidence recovered from a suspect vehicle “very strongly supports” a defendant's presence in the vehicle. Read more »

Defense attorneys Megan Allburn and Michelle Stevens alerted DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun their client did not intend to come to court because of medical issues based on an examination by DC Jail medics on July 24. Read more »

Prosecutors introduced evidence of murder defendants allegedly with guns, then called the ex-girlfriend of a defendant to testify in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on July 23. Read more »

On July 18, an officer from the Metropolitan Police Department testified about body camera footage that showed one of the defendants of a mass shooting near the suspected crime vehicle. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun delayed the sentencing of Marcus Walker on July 19 to allow Walker's attorney to seek records that could clarify information provided in Walker's presentence report. 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 »

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 Okun ordered a defendant, who admitted in court he made “a foolish mistake,” to serve a seven-year sentence in a June 28 hearing. Read more »

A jury in DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun’s courtroom heard several witnesses testify about messages among homicide co-defendants during a trial regarding a mass shooting that killed a little girl. Read more »

On the third day of trial for a multi-defendant murder and gang affiliation case, prosecutors introduced online messaging and video evidence for past crimes of the alleged co-conspirators to a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun’s courtroom on June 26. Read more »

During the second day of trial for a multi-codefendant homicide case, the prosecution brought seven witnesses to the stand before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Read more »

On June 24, during the first day of trial for a mass shooting that occurred almost six years ago, parties in a three co-defendant case gave opening statements in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun and jurors, claiming different narratives about “beef” between street gangs.  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 »