Veronice Holt Archives - D.C. Witness

‘There’s a Reason Why We Appoint Attorneys,’ Says Judge to Stabbing Suspect

By Madelyn Nall - November 19, 2024
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | stabbing | Suspects |

Details A defendant asked to represent himself at trial in front of DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on Nov. 13 but she advised against it. Michael Alston is charged with... Read More

Convicted Murderer Sentenced to Six Years for DC Jail Stabbing

By Cameron Horne - November 13, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow sentenced a stabbing defendant to six years in prison to be served concurrently with his previous sentence on Nov. 8. On Sept. 12, James... Read More

Homicide Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

Details A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe on Oct. 10. Trevon Devore, 24, was originally charged with first-degree premeditated murder... Read More

Co-Defendants Plead Guilty to Jail Stabbing

By Lauren Andreala - September 17, 2024
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details Two stabbing co-defendants accepted a plea agreement extended by prosecution on Sept. 12, before DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow. James Mayfield, 25, and Tyler Stringfield, 26, were originally charged... Read More

Plea Offer Extended to Domestic Violence Stabbing Defendant

By Gelela Tesfaye [former] , Mackenzie Konjoyan [former] - July 15, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Suspects |

Details A domestic violence stabbing defendant was extended a plea offer before DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz during a July 15 hearing. Michael Alston is charged with assault with a... Read More

Evidence of Juror Misconduct Presented in Hearing Following Guilty Verdict of Co-Defendants

Details After nearly two months following the guilty verdicts of co-defendants James Mayfield and Robert A. Moses, the court reconvened at a status hearing on Feb. 3 to put forward a... Read More

Defendant’s Baby Mama Takes Stand in Murder Trial

Details On Nov. 17, two eyewitnesses testified about a shooting and subsequent arrest in a 2017 co-defendant murder trial. James Mayfield, 23, and Robert Moses, 23, are charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Three Witnesses Deliver Testimony in Co-defendant Murder Trial

Details During a Nov. 15 jury trial, the prosecution in a murder trial discredited the defense’s expert witness, citing unqualified credentials and termination for behavioral conduct. Two other witnesses also delivered... Read More

Prosecutor, Witness Clash Over Grand Jury Testimony in Murder Trial

Details The prosecution in a Nov. 10 murder trial brought out a Grand Jury transcript of a witness’s previous testimony when he described diving to the ground after hearing gunshots go... Read More

Accomplice in Murder Case Testifies Against Friends

Details During a Nov. 3 hearing, the prosecution continued questioning a previous witness who was an accomplice in the crime. Robert Moses and James Mayfield are charged with first-degree murder while... Read More

Co-conspirator Testifies Against His ‘Brothers’ in Murder Trial

Details The testimony of the prosecution’s key witness, a man already convicted for the same murder said the two defendants were like brothers to him, began in an Oct. 31 homicide... Read More

Relative, Who Was in Car with Victim, Testifies At Murder Trial

Details Prosecutors put three witnesses, including the nephew of the victim, on the stand to testify against murder co-defendants in a trial on Oct. 27. James Mayfield, 23, and 23-year-old Robert... Read More