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During a status hearing July 3, a DC Superior Court judge continued a murder trial for a 25-year-old case until April of 2020.  Therion Bryant is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the stabbing of 25-year-old Charlene Johnson on the 3600 block of New Hampshire Avenue., NW on Oct. Read more »

A grand jury in a homicide case indicted a murder defendant on greater charges than the ones the prosecution had originally sought. Read more »

This case has been acquitted. Read more »

A judge sentenced April 19 a defendant to 16 years in prison for killing a man who prosecutors say was a “pillar of the community.” In August of 2018, Bikila Kejella pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for shooting 23-year-old Eric Garrett on the 2300 block of 11th Street, NW in 2016. Read more »

After four weeks of trial and two days of deliberations, a jury found a man guilty for the murder of a 34-year-old woman from North Carolina. Read more »

Even though counsel could not solidify whether a murder defendant's DNA was actually on a 34-year-old victim, the attorneys centered on the prospect during closing arguments.  El Hadji Toure is charged with first-degree murder while armed, first-degree sexual abuse and robbery while armed, among other offenses, for his alleged role in the death of 34-year-old Corrina Mehiel on the 600 block of 14th Street, NE in March of 2017. Read more »

During a murder trial, a Metropolitan Police Department officer testified that he turned his body-worn camera off before interviewing a witness, despite laws prohibiting him from doing so. Read more »

When prosecutors discovered the true extent of their sanctions in a murder trial they requested advice from the judge about how to proceed forward.  El Hadji Alpha Madiou Toure is charged with first-degree murder while armed and first-degree sexual abuse, among other charges, for his alleged role in the stabbing death of 34-year-old Corrina Mehiel on the 600 block of 14th Street, NE in 2017. Read more »

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This case has been acquitted. Read more »

Defense counsel challenged the prosecution's intent to try a murder defendant nearly 25 years after the crime, calling it a violation of due process. Read more »

On the second day of a detention hearing for 28-year-old El Hadji Alpha Madiou Toure, defense attorney Jacqueline Cadman made her argument in favor of the release of her client, though her efforts failed when the judge ruled in favor of the prosecution. Read more »

The man police say is responsible for killing 58-year-old Lionel Stacey Bruce was ordered held without bond Tuesday afternoon. Read more »