Each week, 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,
Jurors will continue deliberating in the trial of James Sandidge, charged in connection with the shooting death of Keenan Jerel Lee. Closing arguments were heard in the case March 19th.
The trial of Daren Vaughn is scheduled to begin before Judge John Ramsey Johnson. Vaughn is charged with premeditated first-degree murder, felony murder, armed robbery and related weapons offenses in connection with the stabbing death of Tyrell Avery Swann.
The trial of Donte Graves is scheduled to begin before Judge Russell Canan. Graves is charged with second-degree murder, armed robbery and five related weapons offenses in connection with the shooting death of 22-year-old Tyrone Joyner.
Mauda’Rico Proctor is scheduled for a felony arraignment before Judge Robert Morin. Proctor is suspected of felony murder in connection with the shooting death of Dominic Anthony Davis.
On Wednesday,
Jibril Abdul-Muwwakil is scheduled for a preliminary before Judge Jennifer Anderson. Abdul-Muwwakil is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of Jonathon Adams. Charging documents say that a family member told police that Muwwakil suffers from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
On Thursday,
Deon Thomas is scheduled for a felony status conference before Judge Rhonda Winston. Thomas is suspected in connection with the stabbing death of 63-year-old John Thomas Tillman. He has been awaiting a preliminary hearing since December 10.
David Washington is scheduled for a preliminary hearing before Judge Russell Canan. Washington suspected of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Deangelo Gatling.
Erik Postell is scheduled for a status hearing before Judge Lynn Leibovitz. Postell is charged with first-degree murder while armed and five other weapon charges in connection with the shooting death of Paul Aime Tanoh Danzo.
On Friday,
Allen Culver is scheduled for a felony status conference at 10:00 a.m. before Judge Russell Canan. Culver suspected of second-degree murder while armed in connection with the shooting death of 31-year-old Robert Plight. He has been waiting for an indictment since his arrest in June 2013.
Alphonso Cleveland is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 12:00 p.m. before Judge Robert Morin. Cleveland is suspected of second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of his wife Claudia Hall.
Andre Burks is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 2:00 p.m. before Judge Rhonda Winston. Burks is accused of participating in the shooting death of Antwan Boseman. He is serving a sentence for a robbery charge until July 2015.
Andre Miles is scheduled for a trial readiness hearing at 11:00 a.m before Judge John Ramsey Johnson. Miles is charged in connection to the April shooting death of Sandy Greene III.
Asia Moore is scheduled for a felony status conference at 10:30 a.m. before Judge John Ramsey Johnson. Moore suspected in the stabbing death of Marvin Harvey. She has been released on a personal promise to attend all scheduled court hearing since July 2013.
Calvin Shaw is scheduled for a trial readiness hearing at 10:30 a.m. before Judge Robert Morin. Shaw is charged with 40 criminal counts in connection with the 2012 shooting death of Crevontai Key. Police believe the shooting was motivated by gang activity.
Corey Saxton is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 10:30 a.m. before Judge John Ramsey Johnson. Saxton is suspected of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Roshaine Henry.
DaQuan Tinker is scheduled for a status hearing at 11:30 a.m. before Judge Robert Morin. Tinker is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the August 2012 shooting death of Terence Robinson.
Gary Montgomery is scheduled for a status hearing at 11:00 a.m. before Judge Robert Morin. Montgomery is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of Deoni Jones. He was recently found competent to stand trial.
James Brown is scheduled for a status hearing at 9:45 a.m. before Judge Robert Morin. Brown is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, obstruction of justice, tampering with evidence, accessory to murder after the fact, and related weapons offenses in connection with the 2012 shooting death of 22-year-old Darnell Rivers.
Khari Williams is scheduled for a trial readiness hearing before Judge Lynn Leibovitz. Williams is charged with first-degree murder while armed, and two related weapons offenses in connection with the shooting death of 23-year-old Angelo Payne.
Michael Davis is scheduled for a status hearing at 11:00 a.m. before Judge Robert Morin. Davis has been found competent to proceed to trial, but his attorneys argue that Davis can not participate fully in his defense and should perhaps be again ruled mentally incompetent. He is charged with two counts of assault and one count of first-degree murder in connection with five hammer assaults, including one that killed 66-year-old Denver nurse Gary Dederichs.
Todd Green is scheduled for a felony status conference before Judge Robert Morin. Green is suspected in connection with the shooting death of community activist Timothy Delonte Dawkins. Dawkins is believed not to have been the target of the shooting that left him dead.
William Hunt is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 11:30 a.m. before Judge Rhonda Winston. Hunt is suspected in the May 2011 stabbing death of 48-year-old George White. Police say White was stabbed 59 times during an argument over a lawnmower.
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.
