Judge Ronna Beck sentenced Derrell Bennett Friday to 17 years in prison in connection with the 2010 shooting death of 29-year-old Keith Banks. After reading the sentencing terms, which were negotiated and agreed to by prosecutors and Bennett’s defense counsel, Judge Beck said that Bennett was “fortunate” in agreeing to a plea deal. The acts … Read more →
Derrell Bennett pleaded guilty for a second time Wednesday to second-degree murder while armed in connection with the 2010 shooting death of 29-year-old Keith Banks. Bennett, 24, first pled guilty in connection with Banks’ death in December 2012, but in January he withdrew that plea. The terms of Bennett’s latest plea agreement say prosecutors will … Read more →
Judge Ronna Beck granted a motion Friday to withdraw the guilty plea entered by Derrell Bennett last year. Bennett pled guilty to second-degree murder while armed in connection with the shooting death of Keith Banks in November. Attorneys in the case agreed that 17 years in prison was the appropriate sentence for Bennett, who was … Read more →
Reginald Vance was sentenced today to three years in prison for his involvement in the 2010 shooting death of Keith Banks. Vance pled guilty to being an accessory after the fact in April. Vance, who has been in custody since his arrest in Dec. 2010, was given credit for time served and at the sentencing … Read more →
Derrell Bennett pleaded guilty Friday to second degree murder while armed in the 2010 death of Keith Banks. Prosectors say that Bennett, along with Reginald Vance, drove Banks to Fort Circle Parks. When they arrived, Bennett forced Banks out of the car, then chased and shot him. Vance, meanwhile, waited in the car and the … Read more →
Reginald Vance has pled guilty to being an accessory in the fatal assault on Keith Banks in Nov. 2010. Banks was 29 years old when he was shot and killed in Northeast D.C. near Fort Circle Parks. Charging documents alleged that Vance drove Banks and Derrell Bennett, and then, while Bennett ordered Banks out of … Read more →
Reginald Vance and Derrell Bennett pleaded innocent this morning to charges that they shot and killed Keith Banks in Nov. 2010. Banks was 29 years old when he was shot and killed in Northeast D.C. near Fort Circle Parks. Vance and Bennett were arrested in December. They were arraigned today each on a charge of … Read more →
Derrell Bennett and Reginald Vance were indicted Wednesday each on a charge of first-degree murder while armed in connection with the shooting death of Keith Banks in Nov. 2010. Both men were also indicted on two weapons charges. Vance was also indicted on a charge of being an accessory after the fact, “in that he … Read more →
A D.C. Superior Court Judge found probable cause Tuesday in the cases against two Hyattsville men charged with the shooting death of Keith Banks. Banks, a 29-year-old resident of Northwest D.C., was shot on the edge of Fort Circle Park at about 3 a.m. on Nov. 12. Investigators believe he was driven to the park, … Read more →
A 22-year-old Hyattsville, Md. man has been charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of Keith Banks near Fort Circle Park in early November. The defendant, Derrell Bennett, listed also in court records as Ellery Eugene Bennett and Rell, Black and King, is currently in custody at D.C. Jail and is expected in … Read more →
The Washington Post is reporting that a Hyattsville, Md. man has been charged in the shooting death of Keith Banks near Fort Circle Park in early November. According to the Post, 22-year-old Derrell Bennett was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder in Banks’ death. Bennett is the second man to be charged in the … Read more →
