A man accused of killing his girlfriend’s infant son has pleaded guilty to a charge of felony murder; in exchange prosecutors have agreed not to pursue related child cruelty charges.
According to court records, Jonathan Fullard entered the guilty plea last month. He’s due to be sentenced in the case Nov. 30.
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Two men accused in a fatal Metro bus shooting pleaded guilty to the charges against them earlier this month. The men, Vincent Gray and Delron Atchison each were charged with second-degree murder and assault with a dangerous weapon in the shooting death of Demetrius Thompson.
According to a proffer of evidence signed by Atchison and Gray, the two men fought with Thomspon near the Congress Heights Metrorail Station on the evening of Oct. 19, 2011. After the fight Atchison and Gray drove to the 2300 block of Hartford Street, S.E., where they parked and obtained a gun, according to the proffer.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office has dropped a first-degree murder charge against James Anthony Speaks, who had been indicted in the April 6, 2011 murder of Shonell “Chris” Corriea.
Speaks’ attorney said Wednesday that evidence had shown Speaks to be innocent.
Speaks was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder on April 12, 2011, and was detained for nearly seven months before being indicted in the case in November 2011. He was charged with first-degree murder and two weapons offenses.
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On Sept. 20, Anthony Speight pled guilty to a charge of second-degree murder while armed in the January 2011 shooting of Billy Mitchell, bringing to end a case that garnered widespread attention and led District and community leaders to say that they would address crime in the gentrifying neighborhoods of Truxton Circle and Bloomingdale.
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This Comment of the Day comes from Ms Green, who wrote about Carlos Bernard Alexander:
this was my stepdad for for 18 years he taught us alot the day he was killed was the worst day in our lives he didnt deserve to die the way he did he was already having heath problems instead of u letting god take him wen it was his time you guys took his life for some pocket change a car that u wasnt going to be able to keep i know my stepdad fought you guys off until he couldnt nomore that was him a fighter an he stood up for what was right i wish he was still here at times to guide our family throught these tough times but he not an the messed up part is that after he was killed his mom past away a couple of month later an i believe ten & eight years wasnt enough i wish all is well for u guys while ya r in remember u going to come home in years but he not never coming home to us not never love dad
According to court documents released Tuesday, Sean Gerell Carter told detectives that he shot at Bidley Warren on the night of Aug. 23, but Carter claimed that he only intended to scare Warren and didn’t mean to kill him.
Carter, 22, was arrested near Atlanta, Ga., on Oct. 3, and brought to Washington, D.C., on Monday. He appeared in court for the first time Tuesday afternoon to be presented with first-degree murder charges.
Judge Karen Houze ruled that Carter was both a flight risk and a threat to the community, and ordered him detained, in part based on a prior gun-related conviction.
Charging documents say Warren and another man were walking in the 1000 block of Rhode Island Avenue Northeast about 10:15 p.m. on Aug. 23, when Carter began chasing them and shooting at them, according to the documents. Carter told police that Warren and the other man got off the P6 bus on Rhode Island Avenue and began taunting him. He said he returned to his house, retrieved a .9 Beretta gun from under his mattress, and shot at Warren, whom he called “Bills,” and “the kid.” Warren was pronounced dead at the scene.
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A week before his bench trial was set to begin, Alexis Pineda pled guilty this month to second-degree murder in the shooting death of Jose Hernandez-Romero.
According to the proffer of facts signed by Pineda and his attorneys, the government had enough evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Pineda walked into El Sauce restaurant on March 27, 2011, and shot Hernandez-Romero once in the chest. Pineda attested that he had consumed alcohol prior to the shooting.
Sean Carter, 22, of Northeast D.C., was arrested on Oct. 3 near Atlanta, Ga., on a warrant for the Aug. 23 shooting death of Biddley Warren.
On Monday, Carter was extradited to Washington, D.C., where he is expected to appear in court today for presentment.
A press release from MPD follows the jump.
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Joshua Hardy, who was shot in 2008 in the 1200 block of Pleasant Street SE, has died from those injuries, police say.
Hardy, 24, was found unconscious Sept. 20 of this year and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Hardy was shot June 3, 2008. More than a year later, a juvenile male was charged with the assault with intent to kill for the crime and pled guilty. Police say he is still incarcerated for the shooting.
The press release from the Metropolitan Police Department is after the jump:
Arvel Wills appeared in court today for a preliminary hearing in the May 26 murder of his cousin Dewayne Wills, in what court documents indicate was apparently a drunken argument between relatives that escalated out of control.
The case was continued until Nov. 9 at 9:30 a.m., when he is expected to appear again for a preliminary hearing.
According to police, witnesses said Arvel Wills, 23, and Dewayne Wills, 25, began arguing about 4 a.m. on May 26, near the intersection of L Street and Abbey Place Northeast.
At some point, the argument turned physical and Dewayne threw a punch, witnesses told police. Arvel Wills then allegedly picked up his cousin over his head and slammed him head-first into the pavement.
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