Judge Thomas Motley this afternoon imposed the maximum penalties possible under sentencing guidelines on Kevin Clark and Donald Crosland, both of whom pleaded guilty to killing teen Ricardo Minger in a Southeast DC apartment in January 2011. “Everybody makes mistakes,” Clark said at sentencing. “Sometimes you fall down and scrape your knee. Sometimes you bump …
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Kevin Clark and Donald Crosland today pleaded guilty to charges that they shot and killed 17-year-old Ricardo Minger in a Southeast D.C. apartment in January. Clark, 23, and Crosland, 17, could be sentenced to five to thirty years in prison for the crime. The voluntary manslaughter plea is a significant reduction from the first-degree murder …
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Each Friday, 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. Monday Kevin Clark and Donald Crosland are …
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Kevin L Clark and Donald Crosland were arraigned today on one charge each of first degree murder for the shooting death of Ricardo Vondell Minger in a SE DC apartment in January. Minger was 17 years old. Clark and Crossland both pleaded not guilty to the charges today. A jury trial is scheduled to begin …
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Judge Thomas Motley today set a tentative date for the two men accused of killing Ricardo Minger to stand trial, despite the fact that neither man has been indicted and one has not yet had a preliminary hearing. On Friday both the government prosecutor and Donald Crosland’s attorney suggested that Motley postpone Crosland’s preliminary hearing. …
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Donald Crosland’s preliminary hearing on first degree murder charges was postponed today so that the hearing can take place the same day as a felony status conference for Crosland’s co-defendant in the case, Kevin Clark. Both men are suspected in the shooting death of Ricardo Minger. The hearing is now scheduled for Friday, March 25 …
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The man accused of killing 17-year-old Ricardo Vondell Minger is being held without bail after a preliminary hearing on Feb. 1. A group of Kevin Lamont Clarkâs family members looked on as Judge Russell Canan determined probable cause to hold Clark for first premeditated degree murder while armed Tuesday morning in a D.C. courtroom. According …
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The man suspected in the shooting death of Ricardo Vondell Minger last Friday (Jan. 7) is expected in court Feb. 1 for a preliminary hearing on first degree murder charges. Kevin Clark, 23, was arrested Sunday (Jan. 9) and is currently being held at D.C. jail. Minger, a 17-year-old resident of Southeast D.C., was shot …
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Metro Police have identified the suspect charged in the shooting death of 17-year-old Ricardo Vondell Minger in Southeast D.C. Friday night as Kevin Lamont Clark, a 23-year-old Hyattsville, Md. man. Clark was arrested Sunday and charged with first-degree murder while armed in the case. Metro PD’s press release follows: Arrest Made in the Homicide of …
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