DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt

All Carjacking Homicides Non-Fatal Shooting stabbing

Homicide

Victim

Malachi Lukes

Aged 13 | March 1, 2020

Defense Challenges Prosecution Evidence in Teen Homicide Trial

October 1, 2025 — Ryan Hawkins

Government Shutdown May Delay Homicide Trial For Want of Jurors

September 30, 2025 — Olivia Swaney

Defense Challenges Prosecution’s, ‘Larger Than Life Conspiracy,’ in Teen’s Homicide

September 30, 2025 — Rachel Novick

Bus Stop Stabbing Defendant Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment

September 30, 2025 — Elizabeth Twardock

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Firefighter’s Shooting

September 29, 2025 — Adriana Marroquin

Phones, Guns, Ballistic Evidence Debated in Homicide Trial

September 24, 2025 — Jackson Nielsen, Crisstal Negron

Forensic Expert Says Suspect’s DNA Probably on Murder Evidence

September 22, 2025 — Alicia Gaines, Rachel Novick

Homicide Defendant Questions Plea Rejection Over Mental Issues

September 19, 2025 — Luci Garza

Eyewitness Spots Suspect Car in Teen Homicide Case

September 19, 2025 — Elizabeth (Lizzie) Twardock, Olivia Swaney

Eyewitness Describes One in a Series of Four Shootings

September 18, 2025 — Jackson Nielsen

Victim’s Close Friend Testifies as Homicide Trial Enters Third Week

September 17, 2025 — Jackson Nielsen, Ryan Hawkins, Crisstal Negron

Prosecutors to Upgrade Charges After Shooting Victim Dies

September 16, 2025 — Alicia Gaines

‘They Opened The Doors And They Just Started Shooting’ Murder Eyewitness Says in 911 Call

September 15, 2025 — Sophia Cooper

Two Weeks in, Homicide Prosecution Leans on Eyewitness Testimony, Home Security Footage

September 11, 2025 — Aiden Mellon, Skye Faison

Prosecution Witnesses Hone in on Location of Teen Murder Suspect

September 9, 2025 — Aiden Mellon, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Twardock, Michaela Mogavero