Saquan Williams was arrested and charged with the murder of Carl Hardy on Oct. Read more »

Social media evidence was presented to jurors in a co-defendant homicide, conspiracy trial before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on July 1 revealing the presence of firearms in the weeks leading up to a shooting. Read more »

On the third day of trial for a multi-defendant murder and gang affiliation case, prosecutors introduced online messaging and video evidence for past crimes of the alleged co-conspirators to a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun’s courtroom on June 26. Read more »

During a Sept. Read more »

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The prosecution in a homicide case continues to convince a jury that the drive-by shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl was related to criminal gang activity. Read more »

Trial resumed in a six co-defendant murder and conspiracy case.  Gregory Taylor, 26, Quentin Michals, 25, Qujuan Thomas, 24, Darrise Jeffers, 23, Isaiah Murchison, 22, and Marquell Cobbs, 21, are six of 10 defendants charged with first-degree murder, criminal street gang affiliation, conspiracy, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, assault with intent to kill, and other charges regarding a fatal drive-by shooting that resulted in the death of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun agreed to reschedule a sentencing hearing for a 2017 homicide case.  Quincy Garvin, 22, and Saquan Williams, 20, were arrested and initially charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, conspiracy, and criminal street gang affiliation in connection to the murder of 24-year-old Carl Hardy on the 1200 block of I Street, SE, on Sept. Read more »

On July 18, after a month-long trial and a week of deliberations, the jury for a 2018 homicide trial unanimously found the two defendants guilty on all charges.  Saquan Williams, 20, and Quincy Garvin, 22, faced multiple charges including first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, conspiracy and criminal street gang affiliation in connection to the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Carl Hardy on the 1200 block of I Street, SE, on Sept. Read more »

A jury found one co-defendant guilty of multiple charges including first-degree murder as it returned a partial verdict in a month-long murder trial. Read more »

The jury for a murder case entered deliberations after a month-long trial. Read more »

A co-defendant murder trial concludes with parties delivering their closing arguments before the case was handed to the jury. Read more »

The defense rested their case in a homicide trial on July 6 after one day of calling witnesses who alluded to the possibility of the murder being committed by the victim’s known associates or another rival group in the Southwest, DC. Read more »

The prosecution began their closing statements July 7 by listing off several shootings that connected two neighborhood gangs in the city. Read more »

A homicide trial resumed on June 29 with prosecutors calling the victim’s girlfriend. Read more »