Each Friday, Homicide Watch brings you a tickler of upcoming hearings in the cases we follow. All hearings are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted. To add an item to the calendar, email homicidewatchdc [at] gmail.com.
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.
On Monday Keith Wade is expected for a status hearing in a first-degree murder case by Judge Lynn Leibovitz. He’s charged in the shooting death of Keith Neal which took place in January 2010.
On Tuesday Jeremy Risper and Kwan Kearney are expected to be arraigned on first-degree murder and weapons charges in connection with the shooting death of 19-year-old Jamal Wilson. They are expected before Judge Thomas Motley.
Also Tuesday, Kearney and Larnell Allen are expected by Judge Motley for a status hearing in a case charging them with first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr. A jury trial for the case is scheduled for Oct. 31.
On Wednesday the 15-year-old suspected in the shooting death of Osman Al-Akbar is expected in juvenile court for a hearing.
On Thursday Judge Gerald Fisher is expecting Terrance McNeal for a preliminary hearing. McNeal is suspected in the death of Charles Hicks.
Fisher is also expecting Ronald Pickett for a felony arraignment. Prosecutors expect to secure an indictment in the case Tuesday.
On Friday Brandon Miller is expected for a status conference in front of Judge Thomas Motley. He’s suspected of first-degree murder while armed in the death of Jamal Coates.
Timothy Foreman and Carl Purvis are scheduled for sentencing after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of Gregory Joyner. Judge Motley has the case at 10:30.
Lester Wright has a preliminary hearing with Judge Leibovitz. He’s suspected of second degree murder for the August shooting death of 48-year-old Howard Williams Saturday in Northeast D.C.
Patricia Cave is scheduled for a status hearing with Judge Leibovitz in a second-degree murder case. She’s suspected in the stabbing death of Lamont Warren.
Finally Friday, Donald Crosland and Kevin Clark are expected for a status hearing in front of Judge Thomas Motley. They are suspected in the shooting death of Ricardo Minger.
