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Defendant Indicted on Murder, Firearms Charges

Details A defendant was indicted on four counts for his alleged role in a deadly Brightwood shooting nearly a year and a half ago. On the afternoon of Oct. 1, 2020,... Read More

Defense Requests More Time to Review Evidence in Child Sex Abuse, Kidnapping Case

Details A defense attorney requested a 60-day continuance to review evidence in a case with a 15-count indictment. The 60-year-old defendant is charged with 14 counts of child sex abuse and... Read More

Plea Offer Under Consideration in Manslaughter Case

Details A man charged for his alleged role in a fatal stabbing that his counsel has described as self-defense received a plea offer from the prosecution. On April 10, 2020, police... Read More

Preliminary Hearing Rescheduled After Murder Defendant Requests New Counsel

Details A DC Superior Court judge rescheduled a hearing to determine if a fatal stabbing case has enough evidence to go to trial after learning that the defendant is requesting new... Read More

Defense Needs More Time to Discuss Plea Offer with Murder Defendant

Details A defense attorney needs more time to discuss a plea offer with his client. Javon Gunter, 20, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 15-year-old Thomas Johnson... Read More

Judge Needs Time to Decide on Murder Defendant’s Release Request Amid Concerns Over Jail Conditions

Details A DC Superior Court judge needs more time to consider a murder defendant’s request for a release amid concern over the conditions at DC Jail. Tondrick Murphy, 31, is charged... Read More

Attorneys Seek Release of Co-Defendants Charged With Murder, Citing Jail Conditions

Details Attorneys for two co-defendants in a murder case have motioned for their clients’ release from custody, citing reports on the conditions of confinement at DC Jail. Tony Morgan, 28, and... Read More

Judge Disqualifies Public Defender Service from Representing Murder Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge disqualified the Public Defender Service (PDS) from representing a defendant in a reopened murder case. In 2017, Eugene Burns was convicted of first-degree murder while... Read More

Defense Requests More Time To Review Plea Offer

Details The defense attorney for a man accused of killing a 15-year-old boy requested more time to go over a plea offer. Javon Gunter, 20, is charged with first-degree murder while... Read More

Murder Case to Go to Trial in 2023

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a murder case to go to trial in 2023. Thomas Fields Jr., 36, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 24-year-old Marquita... Read More

Judge Schedules Preliminary Hearing, Issues Stay Away Order in Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to determine if the case against a defendant accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend has enough evidence to go to trial. Idrissa Fall,... Read More

Two Homicide Defendants Held During Presentments

Details A DC Superior Court judge held two homicide defendants and released two domestic violence defendants during presentments on August 17. Two other domestic violence defendants were also held. In total,... Read More