In brief:
- George White, a 48 year-old Southeast DC man, was found stabbed to death last Friday afternoon in Congress Heights.
- Ebony Franklin‘s father, Rodney McIntyre, was arrested on suspicion of killing her. He is being held without bond and is expected in court July 7 for a preliminary hearing.
- Kendrick Phillips, 19, was captured by District police Thursday. He had been on the run since mid-April and is charged with the murder of 16-year-old Deonte Payton.
- Justin Navarro was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 2009 murder of Kevin Massey.
- An unidentified man shot late Tuesday night near 34th and D Streets in Southeast DC died Wednesday of his injuries.
- Paul Hanson Johnson, 27, was arrested Wednesday in connection with a 2007 homicide that took the life of Gregory Lamont Edwards in Southeast DC. He is suspected of first degree murder while armed in the case.
- An unidentified man was shot and killed in Deanwood Thursday afternoon. MPD has asked for the public’s help in identifying the man. They said he is a black male with a medium complexion, approximately 16 to 20 years old, about six feet tall and weighing about 165 pounds. He also has multiple tattoos on both arms and his neck. They read “RIP Pluck,” “Wease,” Lifes a Gamble” and “KAT” with a halo etched above the letters.
- Julius Johnson, a 24-year-old DC man, was sentenced to 28 years of incarceration for the 2005 shooting death of James Cousart.
- Angela Hernandez-Rivera, 23, and Peiro F. Hernandez, 24, were each sentenced to 40-year prison terms for killing a couple in their Northwest DC home in November 2008. Both were found guilty of two counts of second-degree murder in the case.