Marshay Hazelwood Archives

Opening Statements Reveal Incriminating Phone Records in Homicide Trial

Details Incriminating phone records between Derek Turner, 31, and Duan Hill, 33, were referenced during the prosecution’s opening statements on Sept. 20. Turner and Ronnika Jennings, 44, are charged with first-degree... Read More

Attorneys Prepare for Murder Trial Involving Alleged Police Leak

Details Attorneys are preparing for a September murder trial involving alleged gang violence and police leaks which is expected to feature testimony from more than 90 witnesses. Derek Turner and Ronnika... Read More

Murder Cases Move Forward with Trial Readiness Hearing

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a trial readiness hearing for a defendant who is charged with two murder cases that date back to 2017. Derek Turner is charged with... Read More

Murder Defendant Waives Right to DNA Testing

Details During a status hearing on Nov. 1, a murder defendant waived his rights to DNA testing after his DNA was discovered on the evidence. Derek Turner, 28, is being charged... Read More

Murder Defendant Waives Right to DNA Testing

Details During a status hearing on Nov. 1, a murder defendant waived his rights to DNA testing after his DNA was discovered on the evidence. Derek Turner, 28, is being charged... Read More

Murder Defendant’s DNA Found at Crime Scene

Details During a status hearing Sept. 20, a prosecutor said a murder defendant’s DNA was found on the scene of a homicide. The defendant is one of four people charged in... Read More

Murder Defendant Stands Trial for Separate Charges in North Carolina

Details A man who is charged with two murders stemming from gang violence in Washington, DC is being transferred to North Carolina to stand trial for charges in an unrelated case.... Read More

Judge Refuses to Release Ex-Police Department Employee Charged in Homicide

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied defense counsel’s request to release a defendant who previously worked for the Metropolitan Police Department. Ronnika Jennings is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree... Read More

Judge Transfers Four-Defendant Murder Trial to Another Judge

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 1, 2019
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A DC Superior Court judge transferred April 30 a murder trial to another judge’s calendar after the defense said they would not be ready for trial in 2019. Derek Turner is charged... Read More