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Judge Finds Probable Cause in Homicide Case

— Adriana Marroquin

On May 19, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein found probable cause that a homicide defendant committed manslaughter.  Gary Denny, 50, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 56-year-old Michael Evans on April 4, on the 600 block of 46th Place, SE.  Prosecutors questioned the lead detective regarding the incident and his involvement in the investigation.  According to court documents, officers close to the area of the incident were alerted to gunshots and drove to the location. Read more »

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Homicide Defendant Waives Right to Independent DNA Testing of Evidence 

— Adriana Marroquin

On May 12, a murder suspect waived his right to independently test DNA evidence from a crime scene.  Howard Fritts, 56, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 46-year-old Charlie Miller on the 900 block of 9th Street, NW, on May 29, 2022.  Jacqueline Cadman, defense attorney for Fritts, told the judge the defense would not be going through with independent DNA testing.  DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt reminded the defendant that if he waived his rights now he couldn't request to test evidence at a later date.  “This man in front of me is not the same man from months ago,” Judge Brandt said when discussing Fritts’ improvement in the community.  Cadman said Fritts had started his own business, and had named it based on a comment the judge had made at a previous hearing.  According to Cadman, Judge Brandt had told Fritts to bring his life back around like Frosty the Snowman. Read more »

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Judge Reschedules Trial to August 2024 in Murder Case

— Adriana Marroquin

DC Superior Court Judge Brandt granted a motion to continue a murder trial to August 2024.  William Davenport, 30, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 27-year-old Leonard Turner on May 14, 2021, on the 1700 block of Trinidad Avenue, NE.  Jacqueline Cadman, Davenport’s defense attorney, filed a motion to continue the trial based on reasonings explained in a private discussion with the judge. Read more »