A homicide detective investigating a 20-year-old homicide testified about interviewing a defendant about his foster sister’s death before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on June 17. Read more »

An analyst testified that a defendant’s DNA was likely present at the scene of a homicide in a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on June 15. Read more »

A homicide suspect’s attorney rejected a plea deal from prosecutors and requested evidence withheld by the prosecution in his case on June 5 in DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park’s courtroom. Read more »

In a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on June 9, a police officer testified about being on duty near the crime scene where his friend was fatally shot. Read more »

A jury in DC Superior Court’s Danya Dayson’s courtroom convicted one homicide co-defendant and acquitted the other on June 5. Read more »

Prosecutors for a 2005 homicide argued that the victim was murdered by her foster brother in a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on June 8.  Michael Wells, 55, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder while armed, second-degree murder while armed, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, arson, and tampering with physical evidence for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Makia Mosby. Read more »

A homicide trial was delayed nearly a year to accommodate a new addition to a defendant’s legal team before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on June 3. Read more »

Defense attorneys and prosecutors in a 2005 homicide trial confronted their inability to locate a former detective to testify at trial during a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on June 2. Read more »

The prosecution dismissed a homicide case after five days of a jury trial because of missing evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on June 1. Read more »

A defendant pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder at an arraignment before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on May 29. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park released a homicide defendant to home confinement on May 21 after finding that the Department of Corrections (DOC) could not provide adequate care for his medical needs. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park sentenced two co-defendants on May 15 for their involvement in a 2024 shooting.  On March 16, Vance McIlwain, 34, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault knowingly while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his involvement in a non-fatal shooting on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park granted a homicide defendant more time to consider a plea offer on May 15.  Tyquan Jennings, 27, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business. Read more »

Parties delivered opening statements before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park’s courtroom on May 20.  Joshua Allen, 36, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior crime of violence, and obstruction of justice. Read more »

The prosecution claimed co-defendants planned and carried out a fatal shooting as retaliation for their friend's murder in a retrial before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on May 12. Read more »