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,
The trial of David Shepherd is scheduled to resume before Judge Russell Canan. Prosecutors say Shepherd shot Henry Miller after the two exchanged heated words. He is charged with premeditated first-degree murder while armed in connection with Miller’s death.
On Tuesday,
Jeffrey Neal is scheduled for a preliminary hearing before Judge John Ramsey Johnson. Neal is suspected of second-degree murder in connection with the beating death of Leon Young.
Rasdavid Lagarde is scheduled for a felony status conference before Judge Lynn Leibovitz. Lagarde is suspected of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Omar Sykes. Lagarde waived his right to a preliminary hearing in March.
On Thursday,
Andre Burks is scheduled to be sentenced at 10:00 a.m. by Judge Rhonda Reid Winston. Burks pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon charges in June for the shooting death of Antwan Boseman.
A status hearing for Deangelo Williams is scheduled before Judge Jennifer Anderson. Williams is charged with first-degree murder, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and four related charges in connection with the shooting death of Lucki Pannell.
Kevin McDarin Johnson is scheduled for a felony status conference before Judge Rhonda Reid Winston. Johnson suspected of second-degree murder in connection with the strangulation death of Detra Martin.
A mental observation hearing for Robert Crowder is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. before Judge Rhonda Reid Winston. A full mental competency examination for Crowder was ordered on June 10. Crowder is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of Kelvin Jamal Willis.
On Friday,
A status hearing for Alexander Gomez-Enamorado is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. before Judge Russell Canan. Gomez-Enamorado was found guilty on August 30, 2013 of two counts of murder in the death of Miguel Ventura.
David Jamal Wilson is scheduled to be sentenced at 11:30 a.m. before Judge Jennifer Anderson. Wilson pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter charges in connection with the stabbing death of Howard Venable Jr.
A trial readiness hearing is scheduled for DeAndre Shaheed, Floyd Neal, and Lafeyette Robinson at 11:00 a.m. before Judge Jennifer Anderson. Each are charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy and robbery in connection with the shooting death of Akinwole Olu Williams.
A status hearing for Jerome Lewis is set for 12:00 p.m. before Judge John Ramsey Johnson. Lewis is charged with first-degree murder, arson, assault, first-degree child cruelty and threatening to kidnap in the fire death of Samauri Jenkins.
A mental observation hearing for Joseph Chandler is scheduled at 10:30 a.m. before Judge Jennifer Anderson. Chandler was found mentally incompetent to stand trial on June 12. He is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Shirley Tucker.
Michael Poth is scheduled for a motions hearing at 10:00 a.m. before Judge Russell Canan. Poth’s attorneys submitted a motion for a new trial on May 19. Poth was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of Philip Bushong.
A felony status conference for Roger St. John is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. before Judge John Ramsey Johnson. St. John is suspected of felony murder while armed in connection with the shooting death of Rhett Gelb.
Please remember that court dates can change, even at the last minute. To view the docket of a case please go to the DC Courts website and search by the defendant’s name.
