By
Emily Nordberg
- March 11, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Suspects
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Details A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer testified in a preliminary hearing about a shooting in front of DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on March 7. Vance McIlwain , 32,... Read More
By
Brigette Bagley
- March 4, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Suspects
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Details A mass shooting defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman on Feb. 28. Jason Dyer, 27, was originally charged with assault with... Read More
By
John Battistelli
- February 10, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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stabbing
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Details A stabbing defendant was detained by DC Superior Court Judge Heide Hermann on Feb. 6, because while on supervised release he’s also being sought on an arrest warrant. Leonard Hampton,... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- December 11, 2024
Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details A double murder defendant asserted his rights to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Dec. 11. Kevin Foster, 20, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More
By
Madelyn Nall [former]
- December 3, 2024
Daily Stories
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Domestic Violence
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stabbing
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Suspects
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Details During an emotional hearing, a defendant who pleaded guilty to stabbing her sister was sentenced to 36 months of incarceration, with half of it suspended, by DC Superior Court Judge... Read More
By
Alex Garcia Pecina [former]
- October 7, 2024
Daily Stories
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stabbing
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Suspects
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Details A stabbing defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors on Oct. 3, before DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow. Junae Roberson, 37, was originally charged with assault with a... Read More
By
Marissa Stambaugh [former]
- September 20, 2024
Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan notified a double murder defendant of his arraignment charges and set a trial date for 2026 in a Sept. 20 hearing. Kevin Foster, 20,... Read More
By
Ben Dickson [former]
, Emily Reed [former] - July 16, 2024
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan withheld ruling on a murder defendant’s request for new defense counsel on July 15 and order he complete a competency exam. Kevin Foster, 20,... Read More
By
Alesar Harfoush [former]
- April 4, 2023
Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Details During April 4 court proceedings two defendants waived their right to DNA testing while a third asked for more time. Stefon Freshley, 27, Jamal Matthews,34, and Darnell Savoy, 23, are... Read More
By
Hunter Fernandez [former]
- February 9, 2023
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details At a status hearing on Feb. 9, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan set a trial date for a homicide case after the defendant rejected a plea deal. Antoine Turner... Read More
By
Rachel Benck [former]
- February 1, 2023
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details Two months after he was officially arraigned, a murder defendant appeared in front of D.C. Superior Court Judge Anthony C. Epstein on Feb. 1. Darrow Johnson, 38, was indicted on... Read More
By
Randeep Singh [former]
- October 28, 2022
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee granted a continuance on Oct. 28 for a status hearing to provide an update on the status of DNA testing in a homicide case. ... Read More