Each Friday, Homicide Watch brings you a list 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 listing, email homicidewatchdc [at] gmail.com. To see scheduled court hearings beyond next week, see our calendar.
On Monday, Ronald Pickett is scheduled for a jury trial with Judge Robert Morin. Picket is charged with the death of his fiancé, Vanessa McGee, and has pled innocent. McGee was fatally shot March 5, 2011.
On Wednesday, Judge Anne Keary is expecting Herbert Hayes for a preliminary hearing. Hayes is suspected of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of John Wesley Griffin.
On Thursday, Albrecht Muth is scheduled for a mental observation hearing and felony arraignment. He is suspected of second-degree murder in the death of his wife Viola Drath. Judge Russell Canan will preside.
Anthony Thomas and Stephen Page are scheduled for status hearings with Judge Thomas Motley on Thursday. Both have pled innocent to first-degree murder in the shooting death of Solomon Reese.
Judge Motley is also expecting Eugene Kelly for a status hearing Thursday. Kelly is suspected first-degree murder in the death of Isaiah Harris.
On Friday, Anthony Hatton is scheduled for a status hearing with Judge Motley. He was ordered held on suspicion of first-degree murder in shooting death of Tyrell Fogle.
Antonio Jones is scheduled for a felony status conference with Judge Motley on Friday as well. He is being held on suspicion of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Davon Gray.
Jekwan Smith is scheduled for a status hearing with Judge Motley on Friday. Smith pled not guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Isaiah Sheffield.
Johnnie Harris and Kevin Charles are scheduled for status hearings on Friday. They both pled not guilty to first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of Steven Curtis Moore. Judge Motley will preside.
Judge Motley is expecting Karl Pugh for a status hearing on Friday. Pugh pled innocent to second-degree murder in shooting death of Quentin Ragland.
Robert Carter is scheduled for a mental observation hearing on Friday. He pled innocent to first degree-murder in the shooting death of Angel Morse. Judge Motley will preside.
Anthony Speight is scheduled for a felony status conference on Friday. He is suspected of first-degree murder while armed in shooting death of Bill Mitchell Jr. Judge Anne Keary will preside.
Brian Gaither and Johnnie Sweets are expected for status hearings with Judge William Jackson on Friday. They are suspected of first-degree murder in the death of Latisha Frazier.
Jonathan Fullard is scheduled for a preliminary hearing with Judge Jackson on Friday. He is suspected of first-degree murder in connection with death of his girlfriend’s 20-month-old son, Keyontae Moore.
Judge Ronna Beck is expecting Brandon Terry for sentencing on Friday. Terry pled guilty in connection with shooting death of Jhonte Coleman.
She is also expecting Derrell Bennett for a status hearing on Friday. Bennett has pled innocent to first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of Keith Banks.
DeAngelo Garner is scheduled for a status hearing on Friday with Judge Beck as well. Garner has pled innocent to first-degree murder in the shooting death of Antonio Vela.
Dietrich Baker is scheduled for a preliminary hearing with Judge Motley on Friday. He is suspected of second-degree murder in shooting death of James Ray Sherrod.
Judge Morin is expecting Gary Montgomery for a felony status conference on Friday. Montgomery was ordered held on suspicion of second-degree murder while armed in the stabbing death of transgender women, Deoni Jones.
James Speaks is scheduled for a pretrial show cause hearing and a status hearing on Friday. Speaks has pled innocent to first-degree murder in shooting death of Shonell Chris Corriea. Judge Morin will preside.
Judge Morin is expecting Rashad Slye for a status hearing on Friday. Slye was ordered held on suspicion of first-degree murder in shooting death of cab driver Domingo Ezirike.
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.
