The Washington Post’s Matt Zapotosky looks at Prince George’s County violent crime spike and the unique appeal authorities are making to those convicted of violent crime.
Thirty-four of Prince George’s County’s most dangerous criminals sat side-by-side in black upholstered chairs at a Suitland health center one recent evening, staring suspiciously at the police commanders, prosecutors and community activists in front of them.
The murderers, robbers and carjackers had been forced to come to the meeting by their parole and probation agents. All are considered likely to strike again.
Officers will be watching closely this summer, police told the group. Those in the room who don’t stay out of trouble will go to prison.
Read the full story on the Washington Post’s website here.
Also, be sure to check out their map of PG County homicides.
For more on PG County homicides, see Gory Prince George’s.
Tiffany Barnes wrote in about her father, Anthony Willford, and submitted a poster memorial of him.
This is my father. He was killed 6 days after my 26th birthday. If you have any information please come forward. My family and I are still grieving my father’s death. Time is suppose to heal all but it doesn’t. Its two day’s before my 1st father’s day without him and all I want to know is who stole the life of a great Father, grandfather, brother, Uncle, friend and so much more.
I love you Daddy and when we find out who murdered you, you will finally rest in Peace.
Next Week in DC Superior Court:
- Kwan Kearney is due before Judge Thomas Motley in two murder cases. Kearney is suspected of killing 19-year-old Jamal Wilson and 17-year-old Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr. in two separate shooting incidents in November. Jeremy Risper is also charged in Wilson’s death and Larnell Allen is also charged in Sharps’ death. Both cases are scheduled for status hearings on Tuesday in courtroom 216 (Motley).
- Eric Foreman is expected in court Wednesday for a status hearing in front of Judge Gerald Fisher in courtroom 320. Foreman is accused of killing Catholic University grad student Neil Godleski. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
- And finally, on Friday, Damien Pannell is due in Motley’s courtroom for a preliminary hearing in a second-degree murder while armed case. Pannell is accused in the fatal stabbing of Glenn Bailey in a Notheast DC parking lot last month. Pannell is represented by attorney Madalyn Harvey. That hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m.
This calendar is current as of noon, Thursday June 16. Please remember that court dates can, and often do, change. To double check a scheduled court appearance, please use DC Superior Court’s Courts Cases Online.
A preliminary hearing in the case against Aaron Adams, accused of stabbing to death Garrett White over Memorial Day weekend, has been rescheduled for June 23.
A notice on Adams’ docket indicates that the first date the hearing was scheduled for— Friday— was in error.
A funeral service for Ralph Thomas is scheduled to begin at noon today, followed by his burial at Maryland Veterans Cemetery in Cheltenham.
Thomas’ obituary was published in the Washington Post on Tuesday and is online here.
Twenty-five-year-old Garrett White was laying on the ground outside a DC nightclub, covered in blood and clutching his abdomen when a police officer found him.
“Ace did this to me. He stabbed me,” White told the officer, who then asked what “Ace” looked like.
“If I make it through this, I will tell you,” White said.
White didn’t make it through. Just after 9 a.m. on Sunday May 29, he was pronounced dead, less than six hours after he had been stabbed.
Those details are according to charging documents filed June 10 (and posted after the jump). In them government investigators allege that “Ace” is Aaron Adams, a 25-year-old DC man with a brief criminal history of misdemeanor drug and theft charges.
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A man shot to death in Northwest DC early Wednesday morning has been identified by authorities as 32-year-old Marcellus J. Darnaby of no fixed address.
In a press release, MPD officials said Darnaby was found shot inside an apartment on Delafield Place shortly after 1 a.m. He was transported to a local hospital where he died.
MPD’s press release is after the jump.
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A man was shot and killed at about 1:30 Wednesday morning on Delafield Place NW, near the Rock Creek Cemetery.
A message about the homicide was posted on the Fourth District listserve. It is the first DC homicide since June 2.
From the listserve:
Around 1:30am, units received a call for a shooting in the 300 blk of Delafield Pl. NW. Upon arrival, an adult male was located suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. The male was transported to an area hospital and later pronounced dead. This case is being investigated by members of the Homicide Branch. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-888-919-CRIM(E).
A 25 year-old Northwest DC man was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of killing Garrett White in the 5400 block of Georgia Avenue, NW on May 29.
Aaron Adams is charged with second degree murder while armed, MPD said Tuesday evening.
MPD’s press release is after the jump.
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MPD sometimes issues posters with important information about homicides, including a victim’s photo, contact information for the detective assigned to the case and how to get in touch with MPD if you have information that may help the investigation.
A gallery of this year’s posters is after the jump. Click an image to launch a slideshow.
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