Seventeen-year-old Derek Johnson was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for fatally stabbing former classmate Jamar Freeman near a Petworth playground in October. Johnson apologized to Freeman’s family for killing Freeman, who was 17 at the time of his death. Defense attorney Premal Dharia said Johnson’s remorse was real. The impact of the crime … Read more →
Derek Johnson pleaded guilty today in the stabbing death of Jamar Freeman. Freeman, 17, was killed on Oct. 8 at the at the Raymond Recreation Center/Park. Johnson, also 17, was a former classmate of Freeman’s. Under the terms of the plea agreement for second-degree murder while armed, he could be sentenced to 12 to 15 … Read more →
Seventeen-year-old Derek Johnson was ordered held today after Judge Robert Richter found “substantial probability” to Johnson killed Jamar Freeman in a stabbing earlier this month. “Obviously there are various discrepancies [in witness statements], but given the statements of the eyewitnesses I find substantial probability; Mr Johnson had a motive,” Richter said. The preliminary hearing began … Read more →
This comment of the day comes from Shamara Moore, who wrote in about Jamar Freeman and Derek Johnson. These were two children. Boys who had been getting away with little petty inappropriate behaviors for years. Our system sets our young men up for prison life by allowing them to get away with stuff until they … Read more →
A 17-year-old from Northwest DC has been arrested in the shooting death of Jamar Freeman. The teen, identified by police as Derek Johnson, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder while armed. He will be charged as an adult, MPD said. Freeman, also 17, died after being stabbed in Petworth earlier this month. Court records … Read more →
