D.C. Witness

Representation of Jury Pool Questioned in Multiple Cases

By Alayna Stein , Alesar Harfoush , Jenna Ferrick , Mariam Kamate - February 13, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo presided over a Feb. 10 motion hearing which discussed a pervasive issue in 23 different felony cases. All cases involved in the motion hearing... Read More

Judge Sets Defendant’s Trial 4 Years After Homicide

Details During an Oct. 18 status hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan set the trial’s start date for a homicide case nearly four years after the incident occurred. Ch’Juan Robinson,... Read More

Defense Files Additional Motions in Response to Loss of Critical Evidence

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan extended deadlines for continued plea negotiations on Sept. 21, so both parties could be prepared to proceed with a murder trial. Ch’Juan Robinson, 25,... Read More

Judge Denies Request to Release Murder Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied a request to release a murder defendant from DC Jail. Ch’juan Robinson, 23, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting of... Read More

Judge Schedules Spring Hearings in 3 Murder Cases

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled hearings in three murder cases on Dec. 2. Judge Ronna Beck scheduled another hearing for Romiel Hightower for April. 27. Hightower, 30, is charged... Read More

Judge Holds Murder Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge found probable cause for a defendant charged with first-degree murder. On April 29, Ch’Juan Robinson, 23, allegedly shot Louis Kingsbury, 34, on the 200 block... Read More

Judge Holds Murder Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge found probable cause for a defendant charged with first-degree murder. On April 29, Ch’Juan Robinson, 23, allegedly shot Louis Kingsbury, 34, on the 200 block... Read More

Preliminary Hearing Set for Murder Defendant

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 8, 2020
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details A defense attorney in a murder case requested July 8 that a preliminary hearing be scheduled to review evidence and determine if the case has probable cause. Ch’Juan Robinson, 23,... Read More

Slight Uptick in Homicides in April, Data Shows

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 7, 2020
Featured | Infographics |

Details Homicides in the month of April showed a gradual uptick of 9 percent since February, according to D.C. Witness data. Data shows that homicides increased from 11 murders in both... Read More

Document: Police Arrest Suspect in New York Avenue Homicide

Details The Metropolitan Police Department announced April 5 that officers arrested a suspect in connection to a homicide on the 200 block of New York Avenue, NW. According to a press... Read More

Document: Homicide on New York Ave, NW

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 30, 2020
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the afternoon on April 29. According to a press release, police found 35-year-old Louis Kingsbury suffering from multiple... Read More