By
Amanda Parks
, Carly Silverman - February 19, 2025
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Details A homicide defendant waived his right to independent DNA testing of evidence that the prosecution obtained from the crime scene and the victim’s vehicle in front of DC Superior Court... Read More
By
Allyson Nelles
- February 12, 2025
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Details A prosecutor’s request to delay a homicide trial scheduled for Feb. 24 was granted by DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on Feb. 12, and trial was rescheduled to 2026. ... Read More
By
Ankush Dwivedi
- February 11, 2025
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman granted the prosecution’s request to detain a defendant after being extradited to the U.S. for his alleged involvement in two shooting murders in 1997,... Read More
By
Ivanna Ceballos [former]
- December 5, 2024
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Details A man accused of a weapons offense pleaded not guilty during a felony arraignment on Dec. 4 before DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro. Williams Azocar-Salas, 28, is charged... Read More
By
Ivanna Ceballos [former]
- October 31, 2024
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo granted a murder defendant’s request to suppress specific parts of an interrogation on constitutional grounds during a hearing on Oct. 29. Warren Tyson, 53,... Read More
By
Marissa Stambaugh [former]
, Radhakund Ramnarine [former] - October 21, 2024
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Details Three shooting co-defendants alerted DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe that they plan to file motions to sever their cases, during a hearing on Oct. 18. Purnell Jackson, 37 is... Read More
By
Marissa Stambaugh [former]
- October 10, 2024
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Details A jury in DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun’s courtroom heard closing arguments on Oct. 9 for a homicide that occurred in December of 2020. Dennis Chase, 32, is charged... Read More
By
Elizabeth Brady [former]
- October 3, 2024
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Details During witness testimony Oct. 2 parties clashed on bullet casing location with the defense questioning if the evidence pertains to the shooting. Dennis Chase, 31, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More
By
Joseph Wolf [former]
- September 23, 2024
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Details A shooting defendant’s attorney requested DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe delay trial, slated to begin in October, in order to continue investigating the case on Sept. 19. Antonio Hawley,... Read More
By
Adriana Marroquin
- September 16, 2024
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo denied a homicide defendant’s request for release on Sept. 13. Prosecutors claim the suspect is part of “Mara Salvatrucha” (MS-13), an international criminal gang.... Read More
By
Laura Berol
- September 3, 2024
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe questioned prosecutors on the fairness of Riley Benjamin‘s plea deal on Aug. 30 before sentencing him to 15 years in prison for two shootings... Read More
By
Birchard Allen IV [former]
- August 7, 2024
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Details Parties delivered opening statements in a homicide the defendant says was self-defense before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein’s courtroom on Aug. 6. Jason Lewis, 42, is charged with second-degree... Read More