Faneshia Scott Archives

Mother Accused of Murdering Her Baby Waives DNA Testing

Details On Aug. 9, Faneshia Scott waived her right to independently test DNA evidence before D.C. Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Scott, 33, is charged with multiple counts of first-degree cruelty... Read More

Judge Schedules Next Hearing for Homicide Case Due to Loss of Witnesses

Details During a status hearing on Jan. 23, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt scheduled the next status hearing of a homicide case to give more time for the defense to... Read More

Judge Removes GPS Tracking from Defendant Accused of Killing Her Child

Details During an Aug. 5 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt allowed a defendant accused of killing her 16-month-old child to be taken off GPS monitoring while on pretrial release. ... Read More

Psychiatrists Fail to Show at Court

Details On Feb. 3, expert witnesses failed to acknowledge a defense attorney’s subpoena to testify in a murder case. Faneshia Scott is charged with first-degree murder for a heinous crime where... Read More

Defense Plans to Call Psychologist in Child Murder Case

Details The defense attorney for a mother accused of murdering her 16-month-old daughter said he planned to call a forensic psychologist to testify during trial. Faneshia Scott is charged with first-degree... Read More

Judge Allows Alleged Child Murderer to Travel with Family

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 24, 2019
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Details During a status hearing June 24, a DC Superior Court judge allowed a murder defendant to travel with her family. Faneshia Scott is charged with first-degree murder and child cruelty... Read More

Judge Modifies Stay Away Order for Alleged Child Abuser

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 22, 2019
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Details Following a ruling Feb. 22, a defendant, who is charged with the death of her 1-year-old child, is allowed to be around children. Faneshia Scott is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Judge Lets Alleged Child Abuser Go to Church

Details A D.C. Superior Court judge granted an exception to the conditions of release for a woman who allegedly beat her baby to death. Faneshia Scott is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Document: mother indicted on death of 16-month-old child

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 4, 2018
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Details The U.S. Attorney indicted April 4 Faneshia Scott, 28, on murder and other charges in the death of her 16-month-old daughter Rhythm Fields. Scott also faces charges of first-degree cruelty to children.... Read More

Police arrest suspect in 1-year-old’s homicide

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 3, 2018
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Details On April 3, the Metropolitan Police Department arrested 28 year-old Faneshia Scott for the alleged murder of 1-year-old Rhythm Fields. Fields died from blunt force trauma on Jan. 29. Scott is... Read More