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Judge Continues Trial Readiness Hearing for Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a March 12 trial readiness hearing for a murder case. Kewon Hunter, 19, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, conspiracy, possession of a... Read More

Four of Five Defendants Receive Date for Hearings

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled trial readiness hearings for four of the five defendants charged in connection with a 2019 homicide. Alonzo Brown, 23, Naquel Henderson, 23, Travist Alston,... Read More

Judge Schedules Hearings in Several Murder Cases

Details On Nov. 13, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled hearings for four murder defendants. Judge Michael Ryan vacated a status hearing for Mark Beasley’s re-opened murder case. In 2017, the... Read More

Judge Issues 3 Bench Warrants, Detains 1 Defendant for Show Cause Hearings

Details A DC Superior Court judge issued three bench warrants, detained one defendant, terminated two probations and released five individuals during pretrial and probation show cause hearings on Sept. 10. Judge... Read More

Murder Defendant Requests Counsel Change

Details During a status hearing on Feb. 25, a murder defendant asked for a change in counsel but was denied by a DC Superior Court judge. Stephon Evans and Alonzo Brown... Read More

2 Defendants Request Counsel Changes

Details Two defendants in a five-defendant murder case requested counsel changes Dec. 20. Stephon Evans Alonzo Brown, and Tavist Alston are indicted for first-degree murder while armed, conspiracy to commit a crime of... Read More

Judge Denies Motion to Establish Reliability for the Prosecution’s Star Witness

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied a motion to conduct a pretrial hearing to determine the reliability of the prosecution’s key cooperating witness on Dec. 18. Mason Binion, 32, Victor Carvajal,... Read More

Murder Defendants Plea Not Guilty to 1st-Degree Murder

Details During a felony arraignment, two of five murder defendants rejected plea offers and pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder while armed. Stephon Evans and Alonzo Brown are indicted on with first-degree murder while... Read More

Prosecution Requests More Time for Indictment

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 3, 2019
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details During a felony status conference Oct. 3, the prosecution informed a DC Superior Court judge that more time was needed to secure an indictment. Tavist Alston, Stephon Evans and Alonzo Brown... Read More

Document: Fifth Arrest Made in January Homicide

Details The Metropolitan Police Department made a fifth arrest July 26 in connections to a homicide that occurred on Jan. 29. According to a press release, officers arrested 22-year-old Naquel Henderson... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause for January Murder

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 10, 2019
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details During a preliminary hearing July 10, a DC Superior Court judge found probable cause that a defendant was part of a gang-related murder. Tavist Alston is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Prosecution Requests More Time in Murder Case

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 3, 2019
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A prosecutor told a DC Superior Court judge July 2 that the prosecution would probably need the full nine months to secure an indictment for two murder defendants. Stephon Evans... Read More