Rasheed Murray Archives

Judge Sentences Man to Prison for 2015 Traffic Fatality

Details On July 19, 2015, two men were intoxicated and street racing at more than 100 MPH down 16th Street, NW. One of the drivers was 34-year-old Rasheed Murray. He lost control... Read More

Judge Continues Sentencing for Murder Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge vacated a Dec. 11 sentencing after the prosecution filed a motion to reschedule the hearing. Rasheed Murray pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in July of... Read More

Murder Defendant Pleads Guilty to 2015 Homicide

Details During a status hearing June 17, a murder defendant pleaded guilty to negligent homicide. Ryan Thompson was initially charged with second-degree murder and wreckless driving for the death of Matthew... Read More

Judge Grants Trial Delay in 2015 Murder Case

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 2, 2018
Court | Homicides | Suspects |

Details Ryan Thompson’s defense attorney filed a motion to continue after Rasheed Murray accepted a plea offer for his involvement with Matthew Roth's murder. Read More

Defense Files Motion to Continue 2015 Murder Trial

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 23, 2018
Court | Homicides | Suspects |

Details Weeks before a 2015 murder trial, the defense counsel notified the court of a scheduling conflict. Read More

Judge denies severance for Matthew Roth case

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 10, 2017
Homicides | Suspects |

Details A request by two defendants to have their murder cases separated before trial was denied by a judge. Ryan Thompson and Rasheed Murray requested severance in their trial for the... Read More

Rasheed Murray and Ryan Thompson ask to have cases separated

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 2, 2017
Court | Homicides | Suspects |

Details More than two years after 24-year-old Matthew Jeffrey Roth was killed, Matthew’s father, Dave Roth, and his family and friends sat in a hearing Friday morning set to address the... Read More

Rasheed Murray and Ryan Thompson trial set for September 2018

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 5, 2017
Court | Homicides | Suspects |

Details The trial date for two men who were allegedly drag racing when they struck and killed another driver was scheduled for September of next year, more than three years after... Read More

Men charged with murder for deadly street crash offered plea deal

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 25, 2016
Court | Homicides | Suspects |

Details The two men charged with murder after their street race claimed the live of an uninvolved driver were offered a plea deal Monday. Ryan Thompson and Rasheed Murray were charged with... Read More