Malachi Lukes Archives - D.C. Witness

Homicide Defendant in Teen Shooting Accepts Plea for DC Jail Stabbing

By Rebbeca Haghnegahdar - February 18, 2025
Daily Stories | stabbing | Victims |

Details A homicide defendant, also charged in connection to a non-fatal stabbing at the DC Jail, accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on Feb. 13. Reginald... Read More

Defendant in 2020 Teen Homicide Fails to Appear in Court

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt held a motion hearing despite the fact the homicide defendant wasn’t present for the Feb. 7 proceeding. Reginald Steele, 25, is charged with conspiracy,... Read More

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

Mass Shooting Defendant to Reject Plea Offer That ‘Won’t Get Any Better’

Details A mass shooting defendant indicated his intention to reject a plea offer in a Nov. 22 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt Aaron Brown, 28, is charged with... 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

Judge Reinstates Defendant’s Original Sentence For Homicide Committed During Probation

Details DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur reinstated a shooting defendant’s original sentence during a hearing on Oct.1. On March 4, 2019, Tyiion Freeman, 22, was convicted of assault with significant... 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

Jail Stabbing Defendant Sentenced to Additional Term After Murder Spree Conviction

By Varshana Ramnarine [former] - September 16, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow sentenced a defendant to 14 months of incarceration for a stabbing on Sept. 13–that after an earlier conviction for murdering a teen. On Sept.... 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