DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced a domestic violence homicide defendant to 26 years in prison for descending to a "whole new depth of evil" on June 5.  Desmond Thurston, 48, pleaded guilty on Feb. Read more »

A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal in front of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Feb. Read more »

The defendant in a fatal shooting case waived his right to test DNA evidence separately from the prosecution's testing before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Feb. Read more »

Desmond Thurston pleaded not guilty before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on July 10. Read more »

A homicide defendant who allegedly confessed to shooting his ex-girlfriend rejected a pre-indictment plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on May 3. Read more »

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At a presentment hearing on Oct 2, DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe detained a homicide defendant based on the evidence Desmond Thurston, 46, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in shooting 52-year-old Patricia Johnson in a townhouse on the 400 block of 13th Street, SE on Oct. Read more »

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested and charged 46-year-old Desmond Thurston with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in a homicide that occurred on Oct. Read more »