Two among five former co-defendants accepted plea deals less than a month prior to their scheduled trial before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Aug. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park granted the release of co-defendants Darryl Little and Marcel Gavin on July 22 while they await sentencing after a guilty plea.  Gavin, 39, Little, 32, John Wilkins, 36, Earl Robinson, 34, and Kharee Jackson, 33, are charged in connection with their alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of Albert Smith Jr., 21, and the robbery and assault of three additional victims on the 1300 block of Congress Street, SE on June 14, 2020.  According to a release from the U.S. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park approved a request to transfer a homicide defendant back to the District and hold him at the DC Jail on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park allowed a homicide co-defendant to complete his sentence at the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) during a status hearing on April 29. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park denied multiple motions for severance requested by three homicide co-defendants in a high profile case on April 2.  Johnny Wilkins, 34, Marcel Gavin, 37, Kharee Jackson, 31, Earl Robinson, 32, and Darryl Little, 30, are charged with three counts of first-degree murder while armed, premeditated first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, three counts of robbery while armed, nine counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and conspiracy for their alleged involvement in a mass shooting that resulted in the death of 21-year-old Albert Smith, Jr. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park denied a defense motion to sever one co-defendant from the other four in a fatal mass shooting case on Feb. Read more »

C Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe denied July 10 a second motion filed by the defense to reconsider release conditions for a murder and robbery defendant on July 10. Read more »

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced additional arrests in connection to a homicide that occurred on June 14, 2020 on the 1300 block of Congress Street, SE. Read more »

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In a July 10 hearing, four of five homicide defendants pleaded not guilty. Read more »

A fatal shooting defendant pleaded not guilty to a formal reading of charges before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on July 7. Read more »