A witness testified about the day a brutal murder occurred next door before DC Superior Court Jason Park on Nov. Read more »

Opening statements and witness testimony marked day one of a brutal murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on Nov. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz sentenced six defendants on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park postponed a murder trial due to a backlog of motions and the need for more preparation, with 229 evidentiary files, 30 witnesses, and several pending rulings still awaiting resolution on Oct. Read more »

A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on Oct. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman pronounced murder defendant Carlos Turner’s, 27, sentence on June 5, suspending all but time served, effectively releasing him.  Turner pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Michael Taylor, 21, in a shooting that took Taylor’s life and injured two additional victims on the 1700 block of Benning Road, NE, on Jan. Read more »

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Two murder co-defendants were arraigned before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on May 22. However, because of an overcrowded felony docket, the judge could not schedule their trial until 2027. Read more »

The prosecution presented evidence they allege proves two among six co-defendants acted to cover-up a mass shooting during a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on May 13. Read more »

A DC Jail correction officer testified about an inmate incident involving one of six co-defendants in 2016 before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on May 1. Read more »

The mother of one of the six co-defendants reluctantly identified her son in open court during a homicide trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz in a hearing on April 29.  William Johnson-Lee, 22, Erwin DuBose, 30, Kamar Queen, 27, and Damonta Thompson, 28, are charged with conspiracy, two counts of premeditated first-degree murder while armed with aggravating circumstances, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and three counts of assault with significant bodily injury while armed, for their alleged involvement in the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson, 24-year-old Keenan Braxton, and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner.  Dubose, Queen, and Johnson-Lee each face nine additional counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Read more »

A six co-defendant homicide, mass shooting trial continued before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on April 21.  William Johnson-Lee, 22, Erwin Dubose, 30, Kamar Queen, 27, and Damonta Thompson, 28, are charged with conspiracy, two counts of premeditated first-degree murder while armed with aggravating circumstances, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and three counts of assault with significant bodily injury while armed, for their alleged involvement in the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson, 24-year-old Keenan Braxton, and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner.  Dubose, Queen, and Johnson-Lee each have nine additional counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Read more »

Multiple witnesses testified, including the first responding officer, during a six co-defendant mass shooting trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on April 9.  William Johnson-Lee, 22, Erwin Dubose, 30, Kamar Queen, 27, and Damonta Thompson, 28, are charged with conspiracy, two counts of premeditated first-degree murder while armed with aggravating circumstances, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and three counts of assault with significant bodily injury while armed, for their alleged involvement in the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson, 24-year-old Keenan Baxter, and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner.  Dubose, Queen, and Johnson-Lee each have nine additional counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Read more »

Prosecutors accused co-defendants of “turning a block into a battlefield” in a deadly mass shooting trial that began on April 8 before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz.  William Johnson-Lee, 22, Erwin Dubose, 30, Kamar Queen, 27, and Damonta Thompson, 28, are charged with conspiracy, two counts of premeditated first-degree murder while armed with aggravating circumstances, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and three counts of assault with significant bodily injury while armed, for their alleged involvement in the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson, 24-year-old Keenan Baxter, and 37-year-old Johnny Joyner.  Dubose, Queen, and Johnson-Lee each have nine additional counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Read more »

A six co-defendant homicide case from 2021 has been further delayed because of new pre-trial defense motions filed on March 19 including a request to end to a forced separation policy at the DC Jail. Read more »