Joseph McCrae was sentenced today to 18 years in prison for the 2010 shooting death of Jonathan Estep.
A press release from the US Attorney’s Office is after the jump.
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Arrest Made in 2007 Shooting Death of Kirk Hart
A 25 year old Southeast DC man was arrested today in connection with a fatal 2007 shooting, MPD said Thursday evening.
In a press release, MPD said the man, identified as William J. Douglas, is suspected of first-degree murder while armed in the shooting death of Kirk Hart.
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Gerald Anderson Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for 2007 Murder of David Mayo
From the US Attorney’s Office:
District Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison For 2007 Murder at Northwest Washington Apartment Complex - Defendant Killed Unarmed Victim During a Dice Game -
WASHINGTON - Gerald Anderson, 22, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 35 years in prison on charges stemming from the 2007 murder of a man at an apartment complex in Northwest Washington, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.
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Experts Likely to Disagree on Albrecht Muth’s Ability to Stand Trial
As the one-year anniversary of his wife’s death approaches, Albrecht Muth remains mentally incompetent to stand trial and is, for the time being, destined to remain in psychiatric custody at St Elisabeths.
Muth, 48, made a rare court appearance Thursday for a hearing on his mental health and ability to stand trial. He is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Viola Drath. He has not been arraigned on the charge because doctors have found him to be temporarily incompetent for trial.
While reports from St Elizabeths suggest that Muth may be able to stand trial in the future, reports from independent experts hired by prosecutors and defense attorneys are likely to offer differing opinions. Prosecutors anticipate that their experts will find Muth competent and defense attorneys anticipate that theirs will not.
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Jury Finds Men Charged in Crew Rivalry Murder Case Guilty
From the US Attorney’s Office:
Four Men Found Guilty of Felony Charges, Two Others Plead Guilty in Crew Rivalry Case-Crimes Include Multiple Shootings, Homicides -
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Michael Wonson Sentenced to 70 Years in Deaths of Charles Jackson and Ivory Harrison
From the US Attorney’s Office regarding sentencing of Michael Wonson in the deaths of Charles Jackson and Ivory Harrison:
District Man Sentenced to 70-Year Prison Term In May 2000 Killings in Front of Eastern Senior High School More Than 40 Shots Fired From Assault Rifles
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Zachary Sims, Acquitted of Murder, Receives 30-Month Sentence on Weapons Charges
A DC man acquitted of murder and assault charges was sentenced today to 30 months in prison on charges that he did have a weapon the night a DC teen was killed, even though he didn’t fire a shot.
Zachary Sims, 19, was found innocent in May of the most serious charges against him, after a DC jury found that there was not sufficient evidence to believe that Sims killed 16-year-old Jamal Bell following a graduation party in June 2010.
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Joseph Peoples Held in Shooting Death of Michael Jones
Joseph Peoples was ordered held today pending a preliminary hearing after Judge Karen Howze ruled that there was substantial probability that he engaged in a shootout in Southeast DC killing one man and injuring another.
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Four of Last Week’s Five Homicides Now Closed with Arrests
It was DC’s deadliest week this year: four shootings and a stabbing leaving five men dead and five more injured.
The victims: Crevontai Key, 19, Julius Barnett Ellington, 35, Charles Anthony Scott Jr, 20, Michael Edward Jones, 30, and Davon Brown, 22.
As of Wednesday night, four of those cases had been closed with an arrest.
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Deadly Night in the District Brings Week’s Homicide Toll to 5
Three separate incidents left three men dead and three others injured across three quadrants of DC Saturday night, making this the deadliest week in the District this year.
The violence began with a double stabbing on Ames Street in Northeast DC at about 9:45 p.m., which left one man dead.
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