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Judge Finds Substantial Probability in Case Against Khari Williams
Judge Lynn Leibovitz ordered Khari Williams held Friday on suspicion of first-degree murder while armed.
Leibovitz determined that there was substantial probability in the case against Williams, a student at Anacostia High School, is suspected of fatally shooting Angelo Payne Dec. 30.
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Terrence McNeal Sentenced to Twelve and a Half Years in Prison for Stabbing Death of Charles Hicks
Judge Robert Morin sentenced Terrence McNeal to twelve and a half years in prison Friday for his role in the 2011 stabbing death of Charles Hicks.
McNeal pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a deal with prosecutors. The plea deal offered a sentencing range between seven and a half and fifteen years behind bars. He will also be required to serve five years of supervised release.
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“May God Forgive Me for My Sins and Have Mercy on My Soul,” Robert Carter Says at Sentencing for Murder of Angel Morse
Robert Merrill Carter was sentenced Friday to 70 years in prison in connection with the October 2010 shooting death of his 13-year-old daughter, Angel Morse.
Carter, 41, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and two related assault charges in connection with the case a week before his trial was scheduled to begin in Oct. 2012.
Carter wept in court Friday as he asked his family to forgive him.
“May God forgive me for my sins and have mercy on my soul,” he said. “Words can’t express how sorry I am. I hurt every day.”
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Anthony Speight Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Murder of Billy Mitchell
Anthony Tyrone Speight Jr. was sentenced to 21 years in prison Friday for the 2011 slaying of 33-year-old William Robert Mitchell.
Speight, 23, pled guilty to second-degree murder while armed in connection with the case in October 2012.
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Karl Pugh Case Goes to Jury
Jurors began deliberating Thursday in the case againstKarl Pugh, a man charged with shooting, and killing, his friend, Quentin Ragland. Pugh is charged with second-degree murder.
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‘I Should Have Fought with My Fists,’ David Bolden Says, Pleading Guilty to Murder of Lamont Devore
David Bolden, 33, pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder while armed in connection with the fatal stabbing of 34-year-old Lamont Antonio Devore.
Before accepting Bolden’s plea, Judge Herbert Dixon questioned him extensively about the events that occurred on May 1, 2012, and asked Bolden what prompted him to stab Devore.
“I felt my life was in danger, too, Your Honor,” Bolden said to Dixon. “He has approached me several times with a weapon.”
Jackson asked Bolden if he and his attorney had discussed the possibility of going to trial and claiming self-defense; Bolden said he had, but wanted to accepted the plea offer. He said he went too far that day by stabbing Devore.
“I should have fought with my fists,” Bolden said.
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Jury Convicts Raymond Roseboro on All Counts in 2010 Prince Okorie Murder
It was a case that stumped two previous juries. The first one deliberated for a week before giving up.
In Raymond Roseboro‘s third trial, the jury took less than a day.
The verdict: Guilty on all counts.
Judge Russell Canan is expected to sentence Roseboro April 10 at 9:30 a.m. for first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm, carrying a pistol without a license, possession of an unregistered firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition. Read more
Davon Thomas Appears in Court on Suspicion of Killing Grandfather
Police say a grandfather’s attempt to confront his grandson Jan. 17 over visitors he brought to the family’s apartment resulted in the grandfather’s death.
Officers arrested 23-year-old Davon Thomas Tuesday, five days after his grandfather, Emanuel Campbell, died. Campbell had spent nearly two weeks there in critical condition.
Thomas, 23, appeared in court Wednesday, where he was ordered held on suspicion of second-degree murder.
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At Opening Arguments, Prosecutors Say Afternoon of PCP Smoking Ended with Fatal Shot
Jurors heard opening arguments Tuesday in the murder trial against Karl Pugh.
Pugh, 30, is charged with second-degree murder and three firearms charges in connection with the shooting death of 27-year-old Quentin Joavor Ragland.
Prosecutors believe that on Sept. 20, 2011, Pugh shot Ragland in the eye for reasons that remain unclear.
“Mr. Pugh put a bullet right through his friend’s eye,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Truscott said during opening arguments. “He did not set out and plan to kill Mr. Ragland, but it happened.”
Jason Downs, Pugh’s defense attorney, argued that Pugh had no reason to shoot his friend and that someone else pulled the trigger outside Ragland’s apartment that day.
“You will not find Mr. Pugh’s fingerprints on that gun,” Downs said during opening statements. “The government has no idea who left their DNA on the trigger of that gun.”
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