Judge Neal Kravitz Archives - Page 5 of 23

Plea Negotiations in Murder Case Ongoing, Parties Report

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued an Oct. 26 felony status conference for three murder defendants. Co-defendants Malik Bynum, 21, Larry White Jr., 20, and Mark Fletcher III, 22, are... Read More

Judge Releases Man Charged in Father’s Death

Details A DC Superior Court judge granted a motion to release a defendant charged in his father’s death. Stephon Darnell Williams is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the shooting of his 49-year-old... Read More

Judge Denies Release Requests for Three Teenage Murder Defendants

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied defense attorneys’ requests for the release of three teenage murder defendants. Co-defendants Nelfy Hernandez, 18, Deandre Levy, 18, and Trey Prillerman, 17, are charged... Read More

Judge Releases Child Sex Abuse Defendant

Details After ruling that his case has enough evidence to go to trial, a DC Superior Court judge released a sex abuse defendant from DC Jail. The 68-year-old defendant is charged... Read More

Judge Continues Preliminary Hearing for Murder Defendant

Details A DC Superior judge continued a hearing to determine if a murder case has enough evidence to go to trial. Bratrell Hawkins, 28, is charged with second-degree murder while armed in... Read More

Murder Defendants Sentenced to 30 and 33 Years

Details Two co-defendants who were convicted of murder in the DC Superior Court’s first homicide trial of 2021 were sentenced to 30 and 33 years, respectively. Nyekemia Everett, 36, and Malik... Read More

Parties Discuss Competency Issues in Child Sex Abuse Case

Details Parties discussed a child sex abuse defendant’s competency to stand trial during an Oct. 15 hearing. The defendant is charged with first-degree child sex abuse of a victim less than... Read More

Parties in Murder Case Debate Protective Order

Details A DC Superior Court judge ordered parties in a murder case to resolve their disagreements over a protective order on Oct. 14. Tony McClam is charged with first-degree murder while... Read More

Judge Holds Off Ruling on Murder Defendant’s Release Request

Details A DC Superior Court judge held off ruling on a request to release a murder defendant from DC Jail. Lewkus Turner, 27, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for... Read More

Man Accused of Killing Girlfriend Scheduled for Trial

Details A defendant accused of murdering his girlfriend, who went missing in July 2020 and has yet to be found, was scheduled to go before a jury in September. Darnell Sterling,... Read More

Prosecution Plans to Retest DNA Evidence

Details The prosecution in a murder case plans to retest DNA evidence. Khamari Perkins, 20, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 18-year-old Naseem Simpson on the 3000... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Attempted Child Sex Abuse

Details The defendant in a child sex abuse case pleaded guilty. Nathan Hudson was initially charged with first-degree child sex abuse. During the Oct. 8 hearing, he pleaded down to attempted... Read More