Judge Denies Homicide Defendant’s Request for Release
On Feb. 5, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt reaffirmed probable cause for a fatal shooting case to go to trial and heard parties’ arguments for detention. Deandre Miles, 28,…
+ Read MoreOn Feb. 5, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt reaffirmed probable cause for a fatal shooting case to go to trial and heard parties’ arguments for detention. Deandre Miles, 28,…
+ Read MoreOn Feb. 1, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt found probable cause for first-degree murder while armed in a homicide case. Deandre Miles, 28, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder…
+ Read MoreDC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun ruled that the evidence against a defendant accused of killing an 81-year-old man is enough to bring his case to trial. On Aug. 20,…
+ Read MoreA Maryland man pleaded guilty to killing Elias Flores while he was working at a construction site in Deanwood. On Nov. 18, 2020, police officers found Flores on the first…
+ Read MoreHomicides in October increased by 50 percent from September and have outpaced homicides from October 2020, according to D.C. Witness data. Homicides rose in the District of Columbia in October…
+ Read MoreMetropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Robert J. Contee III informed the public of an officer-involved shooting on Oct. 18 that resulted in the death of a 30-year-old man. Just after…
+ Read MoreDC Superior Court judges issued 59 bench warrants for felony charges from June 1 to Sept. 30. According to Cornell Law, a bench warrant is given out by a judge…
+ Read MoreAmid the backlog created by a suspension of jury trials in the DC Superior Court due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a judge scheduled hearings for seven murder defendants. During the…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge issued four bench warrants during 12 pretrial and probation hearings on Nov. 18. Judge Robert Okun issued bench warrants for Brandon Bishop, Wonell Jones, Christopher…
+ Read MoreA DC Superior Court judge released a defendant charged with threat to kidnap and injure. DeAngelo Washington’s probation officer said that the defendant violated his probation after receiving his sentence…
+ Read MoreDuring a trial readiness hearing on Feb. 19, a judge granted the defense a continuance, giving them time to find an expert witness. Robert Wilson Dean Jr, 61, is charged…
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