Kaevon Sutton Archives - D.C. Witness

Acquitted First-Degree Murder Defendant Has Sentence Suspended

Details On August 9, DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan sentenced Kaevon Sutton to four years and 11 months, suspending the entire sentence, and 8 months of supervised probation for a... Read More

Case Acquitted: Homicide Defendant Acquitted of all Charges

Details This case was acquitted on March 23, 2023. After three and a half weeks of trial, a jury found a homicide defendant not guilty. Kaevon Sutton, 21, was charged with... Read More

Case Acquitted: Jury Failed to Reach Verdict on Day 1 of Deliberations

Details Sutton was acquitted of murder and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence on March 23, 2023. On March 22, the jury in a homicide case did not... Read More

Case Acquitted: Parties Deliver Closing Arguments in Homicide Case

Details Sutton was acquitted of murder and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence on March 23, 2023. After a three-week trial, defense attorney Jessica Willis and the prosecution... Read More

Case Acquitted: Homicide Defendant Explains Why He Discharged His Firearm

Details Sutton was acquitted of murder and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence on March 23, 2023. On March 20, the defendant in a homicide case testified for... Read More

Case Acquitted: Defendant Argues Self Defense After Sharing His Childhood of Gun Violence in Homicide Case

Details Sutton was acquitted of murder and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence on March 23, 2023. During trial on March 16, the defense called Kaevon Sutton to... Read More

Case Acquitted: Victim’s Wife Testifies About the Day the Father of Her Children was Killed

Details Sutton was acquitted of murder and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence on March 23, 2023. The prosecution called their last three witnesses in a murder trial,... Read More

Case Acquitted: Judge Threatens to Ban Audience from Public Homicide Trial

Details Sutton was acquitted of murder and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence on March 23, 2023. On March 8, DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan threatened to... Read More

Case Acquitted: Witness Testifies to Victim and Defendant’s Close Relationship in Murder Trial

Details Sutton was acquitted of murder and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence on March 23, 2023. On day four of a murder trial, a witness testified to... Read More

Case Acquitted: Trial Continues in Boxer’s Murder

Details Sutton was acquitted of murder and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence on March 23, 2023. Two witnesses testified about the significance of their assistance on the... Read More

Case Acquitted: Multiple Witnesses Testify Regarding Stolen Car Associated with Homicide Case

Details Sutton was acquitted of murder and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence on March 23, 2023. On the second day of a jury trial in a murder... Read More

Case Acquitted: Defense Requests Dismissal of Homicide Case After Prosecution Violation

Details Sutton was acquitted of murder and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence on March 23, 2023. On Feb 27, DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan granted the... Read More