By
Michelle Roldan
, Raina Bonifacio - January 28, 2025
Daily Stories
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stabbing
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Suspects
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Details A stabbing defendant accepted a global plea deal, which resolves multiple cases, at a hearing on Jan. 28 with DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur. Andre Joyner, 34, was originally... Read More
By
Alex Garcia Pecina [former]
- October 11, 2024
Carjacking
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Daily Stories
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Robbery
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details A conflict lawyer appointed to investigate a potential conflict between the defendant and his court appointed lawyer was released from the case before DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow on... Read More
By
Alex Garcia Pecina [former]
- September 25, 2024
Daily Stories
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Robbery
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stabbing
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Suspects
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Details On Sept. 24, a defendant indicated he is considering a plea deal for his alleged involvement in a robbery that turned into a stabbing. Andre Joyner, 34, is charged with assault... Read More
By
Laura Berol
, Joseph Wolf [former] - September 11, 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 Three closing arguments in a homicide case, presented by the prosecution and attorneys for two co-defendants, offered the jury conflicting interpretations of the facts in a trial before DC Superior... Read More
By
Joseph Wolf [former]
- September 5, 2024
Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Uncategorized
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Victims
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied two defendants’ motions for judgment of acquittal on Sept. 4, arguing that the prosecution met the burden of proof. Ky’lee Palmer, 25, and... Read More
By
Adriana Marroquin
- August 30, 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 The only individual who could identify the defendants in a homicide testified before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on Aug. 29. Ky’lee Palmer, 25, also... Read More
By
Adriana Marroquin
- August 29, 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 A homicide defendant’s ex-girlfriend, who is also his child’s mother, testified regarding their relationship and his alleged confession before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt’s courtroom on... Read More
By
Laura Berol
- August 20, 2024
Carjacking
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Suspects
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Details Five co-defendants in a carjacking conspiracy case heard the results of additional DNA testing and some of them waived their rights to independently test the evidence at a hearing in... Read More
By
Richa Sharma [former]
- August 6, 2024
Carjacking
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Daily Stories
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Suspects
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Details Two of five co-defendants in a carjacking conspiracy case waived their right to independently test DNA evidence before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Aug. 5. Byron Gillum, 19,... Read More
By
Nick Pallotto [former]
- September 22, 2023
Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Suspects
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Details On Sept. 21, a jury found a non-fatal shooting defendant guilty on five counts. Dominic Copeland, 33, was convicted of assault with intent to kill while armed, three counts of... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- May 16, 2023
Court
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Daily Stories
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Documents
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details Dominic Copeland had to be physically restrained and forcibly removed from the courtroom in what was scheduled as a routine hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on May... Read More
By
Alesar Harfoush [former]
- March 28, 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 A mistrial was declared after a jury failed to reach a unanimous decision on two of seven charges in a murder case on March 27. Jean Kearney, 35, is charged... Read More