During a July 28 hearing, a homicide defendant was sentenced to two concurrent sentences of 12-years for voluntary manslaughter for the shooting death of 22-year-old Michael Taylor and one year for carrying a pistol without a license for the death of 21-year-old Dion DeMarco Boyd.  Stephon Evans, 22, was one of five men charged with Taylor’s death and one of two men charged with Boyd’s death. Read more »

Defense counsel for a man convicted of murder requested a continuance July 11, so he could consult with his client on whether the defendant would like to withdraw his guilty plea. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant for shooting a 21-year-old man multiple times in the back in 2018. Read more »

One of the defendants who was charged in the fatal shootings of 21-year-old Michael Taylor and 21-year-old Dion DeMarco Boyd made a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to a lesser homicide offense in the case of Taylor's death and a non-homicide offense in the case of Boyd's death. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge continued an Oct. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge granted a request to change the date of a murder trial due to a defense attorney’s scheduling conflict. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge denied a murder defendant's fourth release request. Read more »

On June 23, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled another trial readiness hearing in a homicide case with two co-defendants. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge scheduled earlier trial dates for a homicide case with four co-defendants on June 23.  Stephon Evans, 21, Alonzo Brown, 21, Tavist Alston, 25, and Naquel Henderson, 22, are charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 22-year-old Michael Taylor on the 1700 block of Benning Road, NE, on Jan. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge set another status hearing date in a homicide case with two defendants.  Stephon Evans, 20, and his codefendant Kewon Hunter, 21, are charged with first-degree murder while armed for their alleged role in the shooting of 21-year-old Dion DeMarco Boyd on July 30, 2018, on the 1400 block of Maryland Avenue, NE. Read more »

During the April 7 proceedings, Evan’s defense attorney, Joseph Caleb ,told Judge Milton Lee that Evans requested new counsel, so he will be withdrawing from the case.  Stephon Evans, 19, and his codefendant, Kewon Hunter are charged in connection with the shooting of 21-year-old Dion DeMarco Boyd on July 30, 2018, on the 1400 block of Maryland Avenue, NE.  Parties agreed to set a status date so that the defendant would have time to find new counsel. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge continued a March 12 trial readiness hearing for a murder case.  Kewon Hunter, 19, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, conspiracy, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and carrying a pistol without a license. Read more »

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The prosecution charged another teen in connection with a homicide that occurred during the summer of 2018. Read more »