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By Carrie McDonald [former] - July 19, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Documents | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault | Suspects | Victims |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun denied releasing a former Metropolitan Police Department officer on July 18. He also rescheduled the officer’s preliminary hearing.   A former Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)... Read More

By Carrie McDonald [former] , Isabelle Chiu [former] - July 14, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details A jury found one co-defendant guilty of multiple charges including first-degree murder as it returned a partial verdict in a month-long murder trial. Saquan Williams, 20, and Quincy Garvin, 22,... Read More

By Carrie McDonald [former] - July 7, 2022
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Details The defense rested their case in a homicide trial on July 6 after one day of calling witnesses who alluded to the possibility of the murder being committed by the... Read More

By Carrie McDonald [former] - July 1, 2022
Daily Stories | Documents | Homicides |

Details A homicide victim’s family disapproved of Judge Maribeth Raffinan  decision to allow a homicide defendant to leave house arrest for employment purposes.  Dohn Harmon, 23, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

By Chloe Wayne [former] , Russell Schwartz [former] - June 24, 2022
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Rafinnan heard arguments concerning prior representation of two co-defendants during a June 24 hearing. Robert Moses, 23, and James Mayfield, 22, have been charged in... Read More

By Mark Lu [former] - May 13, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Suspects |

Details The defense team in a domestic violence case is no longer pursuing a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.  The defendant is indicted on charges of assault with... Read More

By Rebecca Silverman [former] - March 16, 2022
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Details Murder defendant Chad Hawthorne questioned three witnesses during the sixth day of his trial. The day’s proceedings wrapped up with attorneys delivering their closing arguments. Hawthorne, 41, is accused of... Read More

By Jakob Rios [former] - March 9, 2022
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Details Chad Hawthorne is on trial for the murder of 35-year-old Antonio Bassett in a Fort Davis Park apartment complex. Four witnesses took the stand during the second day of his trial... Read More

By Jakob Rios [former] - January 20, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details Parties discussed preparations for the upcoming trial of two defendants charged in connection with a teenager’s death. James Mayfield and Robert Moses, both 22, are charged with first-degree murder while... Read More

By Holden Rafey [former] - October 12, 2021
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Details A material witness in a murder case testified in court after recent concerns over possible memory issues caused the trial to be delayed. Edward Brown, 22, Steven Robin, 25, and... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 9, 2021
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Details Parties in a murder case prepared to go to trial later this month. Edward Brown, Steven Robin and Antonio McKenzie are charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting... Read More

By Mara Osterburg [former] - July 6, 2021
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Details A DC Superior Court judge said he will issue an order on an unopposed motion in a murder case that has been affected by forensic errors by July 12. Ron... Read More