Rachel McCoy Archives - D.C. Witness

Detective Testifies That DNA Evidence is Sufficient For Probable Cause in Sex Abuse Case

Details In a preliminary hearing on Feb. 13, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo found probable cause in a sexual abuse case. The 47-year-old defendant is charged with first-degree sex abuse... Read More

Physician Assistant Accused of Sexual Abuse Awaits Trial Date

By Alesar Harfoush [former] , Alayna Stein [former] - February 6, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault |

Details During a Feb. 6 status hearing, the prosecutor confirmed that a pre-indictment plea offer given to a sexual abuse defendant was rejected on the record. A 48-year-old physician assistant is charged... Read More

Defendant Charged With Assault With A Firearm Rejects Plea Offer Again

Details During a Dec. 6 hearing, a prosecutor offered a global plea offer for the defendant again after giving an extension on March 10. Emerson Morales, 19, is charged with 10... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Homicide Case, Releases Defendant

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt found probable cause during the second day of a preliminary hearing but released the defendant under the high intensity supervision program (HISP) ahead of... Read More

Judge Recommends Jail Transfer of 2015 Road Rage Homicide Defendant to GED Block

Details At the defense’s request, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan sent a recommendation to the DC Jail for a homicide defendant to join a program to receive GED training. Oscar... Read More

Counsel Requests More Time Due to Defendant’s Quarantine Status at DC Jail

Details Counsel asked DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee for more time to discuss DNA testing with a sex abuse defendant due to the defendant’s quarantine status at the DC Jail. ... Read More

Defense Counsel Requests New Trial Date in 2014 Homicide Case

Details In light of their defendants being scheduled for trial in 2021, defense attorneys requested that a judge give their clients an earlier trial date. Kevin Sewell, 31, has been charged... Read More

Sex Abuse Defendant Rejects Plea 2 Months Before Trial

Details A defendant accused of sexually assaulting two women rejected a plea offer on June 9. The defendant, 21, is accused of sexually assaulting two women at different times of the... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause for Case Against Two Men Charged in 2014 Homicide

Details Nearly seven years went by before police made any arrests in the death of 46-year-old Kevin Robinson. Now, they think they have their men, and one of them is the... Read More

Convicted Child Sex Abuse Defendant Says He ‘Can’t Explain What Happened’ During Sentencing

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a man to prison for sexually abusing a family member when she was approximately nine years old. During the proceedings, a prosecutor spoke to... Read More

Judge Approves Sex Abuse Defendant’s Request for New Attorney

Details A DC Superior Court judge approved a sex abuse defendant’s request for a new attorney. The defendant is charged with third-degree sex abuse for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman on... Read More

Judge Gives Defense in Child Sex Abuse Case Time to Seek Possible Release Conditions

Details On Aug. 6, a DC Superior Court judge decided that a sex abuse defendant should remain in jail, but gave the defense time to look for appropriate possible release conditions... Read More