Mussye Rezene Archives - D.C. Witness

Judge Denies Homicide Defendant’s Release From Solitary Confinement

Details On July 31, a repeat homicide defendant requested DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun order the DC Jail to move him out of a year-long stay in solitary confinement to... Read More

Prosecutors Deem Homicide Defendant a ‘Vicious, Violent Man’ at Sentencing

Details On March 22, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced a homicide defendant to 45 years of incarceration. Mussye Rezene, 31, was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder while armed for... Read More

Jury Convicts Murder Defendant

Details On Jan. 11, following a weeks-long trial and deliberation, a jury delivered a verdict for a homicide case in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Mussye Rezene, 31,... Read More

Parties Deliver Closing Arguments in Homicide Trial

Details On Jan. 2, parties delivered closing arguments following a multi-week trial in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Mussye Rezene, 31, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while... Read More

Expert Witness Testifies Regarding Defendant’s Phone Location Night of Murder

Details On Dec. 21, in DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun’s courtroom, a cell site expert testified regarding a homicide defendant’s cell phone location on the night of a murder. Mussye... Read More

Text Messages Involving Drugs and Guns Revealed in Homicide Trial

Details On Dec. 19, more witness testimony was provided in a murder trial before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Mussye Rezene, 31, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed,... Read More

Defendant Waives Right to DNA Testing in a Murder Case

Details On June 16, the defendant in a 2021 murder case waived his right to have evidence independently tested for DNA. Mussye Rezene, 30, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while... Read More

Defense Attorney Alerts Judge of Intent to File Motion to Sever

Details Five co-defendants appeared in front of D.C. Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Feb. 2 to continue preparing for their trial. Erwin DuBose, 28, and Kamar Queen, 25, are charged... Read More

Defendant Pleads Not Guilty to First-Degree Murder

Details During an Oct. 20 hearing, a murder defendant pleaded not guilty to three counts connected to a murder in 2021. Mussye Rezene, 29, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder... Read More