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Homicide Defendant No Longer on High Intensity Supervision

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt accepted a request for Ronald Wallace, 49, who is charged with first-degree murder, to be released from the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP). However,... Read More

Case Acquitted: Jury Finds Defendant Not Guilty After Defense Says Murder Was Committed by A Woman

Details This case was acquitted on Dec. 16, 2022. On Dec. 16, a jury found that a murder defendant was not guilty after defense attorney, David Knight suggested that the real... Read More

Judge Sets Tentative Trial Date for Homicide Defendants

Details Parties in a homicide case settled on a tentative date for trial under the counsel of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. The next available date isn’t until nearly three... Read More

Homicide Defendant Pleads Not Guilty At Arraignment

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt arraigned co-defendants Dijon Williams and Daivion Williams on conspiracy, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, first-degree murder while... Read More

Judge Modifies Release Conditions for Homicide Co-Defendants

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt stepped back the release conditions for two homicide co-defendants during a July 22 hearing. Daivion Williams, 24, and Dijon Williams, 23, have been charged... Read More

Man Sentenced to Eight Years for Stabbing Cousin to Death

Details A DC Superior Court judge handed down an eight-year prison sentence for a 44-year-old man convicted of stabbing his cousin to death in an apartment complex near Rock Creek Park.... Read More

Defense in Murder Case Waiting to Receive Evidence

Details The defense in a murder case expects to receive discovery evidence from the prosecution in three to four weeks. Deangelo Glover, 30, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for... Read More

Judge Gives Defense More Time in Homicide Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge agreed to continue a hearing in a homicide case, so the defense attorney could have more time to speak with his client. Eliyas Aregahedne, 24,... Read More

Judge Continues Murder Hearing for Testing Results

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a felony status conference for a murder defendant. Jaamil Hipps, 43, is charged with second-degree murder while armed in the stabbing of 40-year-old Sa’id... Read More

Judge Modifies Murder Defendant’s Curfew

Details A DC Superior Court judge decided to modify a murder defendant’s curfew, however, she wouldn’t allow the defendant to switch addresses. Dijon Williams, along with his brother Daivion Williams, are... Read More

COVID Concerns Delay Hearing for Brothers Charged with Murder

Details At the prosecution’s request, a DC Superior Court judge continued a Feb. 26 hearing for brothers Dijon and Davion Williams’ murder case due to COVID-19-related concerns. Dijon, 21, is charged... Read More

Judge Holds 4 and Releases 25 During Initial Hearings

Details On Nov. 11, DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe held four defendants and released 25 during initial hearings. Those held include Darnell Rackett, who is charged with first-degree murder while... Read More