Jonathan Winston Archives

Unanimous Guilty Verdict Released in Triple Homicide Trial

Details On Nov. 16, 2022, jurors unanimously delivered their verdict for a triple homicide that took place in 2019. Rakeem Willis, 31, was found guilty of three counts of first-degree premeditated... Read More

Judge Acquits Co-defendant During Triple Homicide Trial

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan granted a motion for a co-defendant’s acquittal during a triple homicide trial. Rakeem Willis, 31, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection... Read More

Detective Details High-Speed Chase Leading Up to Defendant’s Arrest

Details During a Nov. 3 proceeding, a witness testified to the first-hand experience of capturing a defendant in a co-defendant homicide trial. Jonathan Winston, 33, and Rakeem Willis, 31, are both... Read More

3 Victims and a Total of 38 Gunshot Wounds in Triple-Homicide Trial

Details During the Oct. 31 hearing, the prosecution requested testimony from the medical examiner who conducted the autopsies on each of the three victims regarding the wounds they received during the... Read More

Prosecution Displays Evidence Recovered from Crime Scene

Details During an Oct. 27 proceeding, multiple items recovered from the crime scene were presented to a jury in a co-defendant homicide trial. Jonathan Winston, 33, and Rakeem Willis, 31, are... Read More

Witness Testifies About Seeing Aftermath of Crime During Homicide Trial

Details During an Oct. 26 proceeding, witnesses testified about their account of a murder and physical evidence involved in a co-defendant homicide trial. Jonathan Winston, 33, and Rakeem Willis, 31, are... Read More

Judge Discusses Final Matters with Parties as Trial Approaches

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan addressed final matters with parties presiding over a murder case as the trial approaches. Rakeem Willis, 31, and Jonathan Winston, 33, are both charged... Read More

Judge Addresses Motion in Trial Readiness Hearing

Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan listened to motion arguments in a triple-homicide case. Rakeem Willis, 31, has been charged with one count of conspiracy, three counts of first-degree murder... Read More

Co-Defendants in Triple Homicide Case to Go Before Jury in 2022

Details On June 9, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled two defendants in a triple homicide case to go before a jury in 2022. Co-defendants Rakeem Willis, 30, and Jonathan Winston,... Read More

Counsel Holds Off on Scheduling Trial for Homicide Case

Details Counsel in a homicide case agreed to wait and see if more courtrooms were available for trials upon reconvening later in the year, rather than schedule one for March 2023.... Read More

Court Update: May 28

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 29, 2020
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details On May 28, judges at the DC Superior Courthouse did not release any inmates. There was one hearing that was in relation to emergency releases because of the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read More

Murder Defendant Refuses to Attend Hearing

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 28, 2020
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A murder defendant refused to attend his hearing on May 28 Jonathan Winston, 30, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the shooting deaths of... Read More