Diquan Lucas Archives - D.C. Witness

Homicide Defendant Sentenced to Eight Years

Details On Dec. 19, DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee sentenced a homicide defendant to eight years for his involvement in a fatal shooting in 2019. Diquan Lucas, 27, was originally... Read More

Homicide Defendant Wants To Withdraw His Plea

Details During a Nov. 21 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee extended a sentencing hearing in a homicide case to give a defendant more time to review his request to... Read More

Murder Trial Cancelled After Defendant Pleads Guilty

Details Approximately one month before a 2019 murder case was set to go to trial, the defendant accepted a plea deal. Diquan Lucas pleaded guilty to shooting 33-year-old Brian Butler in... Read More

Prosecutor Must Turn Over Video Evidence Ahead of April Murder Trial

Details A DC Superior Court judge set a deadline for a prosecutor to turn over video evidence in a murder case set to go to trial this spring. Diquan Lucas, 25,... Read More

Prosecutor Discusses Plans to Test DNA Evidence Ahead of Murder Trial

Details A prosecutor discussed her plans for the testing of DNA evidence in a murder case set to go to trial next year. Diquan Lucas, 24, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Judge Schedules Murder Case for Trial

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a murder defendant to go before a jury in 2022. Diquan Lucas is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 33-year-old Brian... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details On June 1, a murder defendant rejected a plea offer. Diquan Lucas is charged with second-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 33-year-old Brian Tyrell Butler on Nov. 21,... Read More

Murder Case Continues with Plea Discussions Following New Developments

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a hearing in a homicide case to allow more time for plea discussions. Diquan Lucas, 24, is charged with second-degree murder while armed in... Read More

Prosecution Extends Another Plea Deal to Murder Defendant, Defense Says

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a murder defendant’s hearing so he can have more time to consider the prosecution’s plea offer. Diquan Lucas is charged with second-degree murder while... Read More

Document: Police Arrest Suspect in Fatally Shooting

Details On Dec. 4, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a man that officers believe was involved in a fatally shooting on Nov. 21. According to a press release, 22-year-old... Read More