Each Friday Homicide Watch brings you a tickler of which murder cases are coming up in the DC courts.
This information is current as of Thursday June 9 at 7 p.m. 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. To add an item to the calendar, email homicidewatchdc [at] gmail.com.
Details on scheduled court appearances are after the jump.
Monday
Samson Alemayhu in courtroom 310 (Judge Lynn Leibovitz) for a status hearing in a first-degree murder case. The victim, Assefaw Hagos, was stabbed to death in May 2010. Alemayhu is represented by attorney Santha Sonnenberg. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
Phillip Crooms in courtroom 310 (Judge Lynn Leibovitz) for a preliminary hearing in a felony murder case. The victim, Delonte Butler, was shot to death in Sept. 2010. Crooms is represented by attorney Sara Kopecki. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m
Thursday
Deangelo Garner in courtroom 310 (Judge Lynn Leibovitz) for a status hearing in a second-degree murder case. The victim, Antonio Valdez Vela, was shot to death in Aug. 2010. Garner is represented by attorney Justin Okezie. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
