Each week, Homicide Watch brings you a list of upcoming hearings in the cases we follow. All hearings are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted. To add an item to the listing, email homicidewatchdc [at] gmail.com. To see scheduled court hearings beyond next week, see our calendar.
Tuesday, Arik Sims is scheduled for a status hearing with Judge Robert Morin. Sims is charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection with the shooting death of 29-year-old Lamar Michael Fonville.
Melvin Quick is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Tuesday with Judge Ronna Beck. Quick is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting death of 36-year-old Mikey Ledbetter.
Thursday, Raymond Faunteroy is scheduled for a status hearing with Judge Herbert Dixon. Faunteroy is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting death of 19-year-old Derrick Ragland.
Friday, Demonta Chappell is scheduled for a felony arraignment with Judge Dixon. Chappell is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of 26-year-old Stevann Moorer.
Eugene Kelly is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Dixon Friday. In April, a jury found Kelly guilty of first-degree murder while armed in the shooting death of 15-year-old Isaiah Harris.
Joshua Mebane is scheduled for a felony status conference with Judge Dixon Friday. Mebane is charged with felony murder in connection with the shooting death of 44-year-old Quadar Muhammad.
Kevin Benbow is scheduled for a felony status conference with Judge William Jackson Friday. Benbow is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting death of 42-year-old Jinnell Barbara McQueen.
William Faison is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Beck Friday. In June, Faison pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed in connection with the shooting death of 19-year-old Jeffrey Yarnell Covington.
Please remember that court dates can change, even at the last minute. To view the docket of a case please go to the D.C. Courts website and search by the defendant’s name.
