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- June 4, 2021
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Details On June 3, a DC Superior Court judge agreed to order a competency evaluation for a defendant currently waiting to be sentenced for murder. In February 2020, a jury convicted... Read More
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- February 20, 2020
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Details During the third day of trial on Feb. 18, the brother of the victim was called to testify because there was no eye witness to the murder. Herman Lee Cook,... Read More
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- February 20, 2020
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Details On Feb. 18, a murder defendant decided that he did not want to testify. Herman Lee Cook, Jr., 49 , is charged with second-degree murder while armed, possession of a... Read More
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- February 14, 2020
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Details During jury selection on Feb. 12, a DC Superior Court judge interviewed potential jurors on a case where a man was shot and killed in a community center parking lot. ... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- January 28, 2020
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Details During the trial readiness hearing on Jan. 24, the defense requested a continuance after receiving videos hours before the hearing that were used in a sentencing for another court case. ... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- March 21, 2017
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Details A judge on Friday approved the government’s request to continue to hold Herman Lee Cook Jr. without bail for the alleged murder of Donald Stephen Johnson Jr. The government argued... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- February 22, 2017
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Details Herman Cook was charged with the murder of Donald Johnson. [documentcloud url=”http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3472986-Herman-Lee-Cook-warrant-affidavit.html”] Read More
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- February 22, 2017
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Details The man charged with the murder of 45-year-old Donald Stephen Johnson Jr. was allegedly caught on tape committing the act, according to charging documents. Johnson was fatally shot August 8, 2016... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- February 22, 2017
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Details A prosecutor on Wednesday argued for a judge to order Herman Lee Cook Jr. held without bail for the alleged murder of Donald Stephen Johnson Jr. Cook Jr. was arrested... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- February 22, 2017
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Details Months after issuing a warrant for his arrest, police arrested Herman Lee Cook, Jr., who police say killed 45-year-old Donald Stephen Johnson, Jr. Johnson was fatally shot in August 2016... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- September 8, 2016
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Details Police are asking for the public’s help in locating three suspects, who have warrants out for their arrest for three separate August homicides. Police have identified Daryl Thompson, 27, as... Read More
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D.C. Witness Staff
- August 15, 2016
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Details Police are asking for the public’s help in finding Herman Lee Cook., Jr. Cook is wanted for the alleged murder of 45-year-old Donald Stephen Johnson, Jr., earlier this month. Johnson... Read More