Koran Jackson Archives - D.C. Witness

Murder and Conspiracy Defendant Accepts Plea Deal For Assault with Intent to Kill

Details One of the defendants charged for the shootings that killed 13-year-old Malachi Lukes accepted a plea offer from the prosecution and pleaded guilty to assault with intent to kill while... Read More

Defendant Rejects Global Plea in Homicide, Conspiracy Case

By Elizabeth Brady [former] - October 7, 2024
Homicides | Shooting | stabbing | Victims |

Details On Oct. 4, a homicide defendant rejected a global plea deal that would have required him to serve 56 years in prison, before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt. Reginald... Read More

‘He Was There Behind the Scenes,’ Judge Says in Sentencing Man to More Than 100 Years in Conspiracy, Murder Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced a defendant who provided the guns for a shooting to 108 years and six months in prison on Sept. 19. Stephen Nelson, 22,... Read More

‘There’s A Blood Feud That Runs Deep,’ Judge Says in Sentencing Co-Defendants to More Than 100 Years For Shooting Spree

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced Tyiion Freeman to 108 years incarceration and Koran Jackson to 164 years on Sept. 13 for their involvement in a 2020 shooting spree... Read More

Jury Convicts 3 Men with Conspiracy And Murder of 13-Year-Old Child

Details Following a multi-month long trial, a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom convicted three individuals for their involvement in a conspiracy, murder, and multiple non-fatal shootings on... Read More

Judge Asks Charges Be Clarified for Jury Deliberating Murder, Conspiracy Case

By Gelela Tesfaye [former] - June 26, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt advised attorneys to “wordsmith” the language contained in the charges which would assist the jury in deliberations. Tyiion Kyree Freeman, 24,Koran Jackson, 23, and... Read More

Juror Facing Personal Emergency Replaced in Murder, Conspiracy Trial

Details In an ongoing conspiracy and homicide co-defendant trial DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt replaced an absent juror during a June 20 hearing and deliberations resumed as scheduled. Koran Jackson,... Read More

Defense Attorney Asks Jurors ‘to Kick the Tires,’ in Murder, Conspiracy Case

By Jacob Quill [former] , Richa Sharma [former] - June 7, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects |

Details During closing arguments in a co-defendant murder and conspiracy trial defense lawyers say the prosecution failed to connect the dots by linking the defendants to a deadly crime spree. The... Read More

Defense Attacks Notion Murder Suspects Engaged in Conspiracy

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied three co-defendant’s motions for a mistrial following the prosecution’s closing arguments during a June 5 hearing, before defense attorneys began closing arguments. Koran... Read More

‘Three Firearms Bring Terror Down on the DC Community,’ Says Prosecutor in Three Co-Defendant Homicide Case

Details Prosecution presented closing arguments before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on June 4, which led to a mistrial motion in a murder conspiracy case. Koran Jackson, 23, Tyiion Kyree... Read More

Parties Introduce Last Minute Evidence in Three Co-Defendant Murder, Conspiracy Trial

Details At the culmination of a months-long murder conspiracy trial, both the prosecution and the defense submitted evidence at the last minute in hopes of bolstering their respective cases. On May... Read More

Based on ‘Totality of Evidence’ Judge Denies Acquittal for Three Co-Defendants in Murder, Conspiracy Case

Details In an ongoing three co-defendant murder, conspiracy case, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied a defense motion to acquit the trio. It was the second time in a week... Read More