Larnell Allen was sentenced to 19 years in prison Friday for his role in the 2010 shooting death of 17-year-old Springarn High School student Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr. – with credit for the nearly three years he has already served. Allen pled guilty to second-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill and two … Read more →
Biting his lip and appearing, for the first time over the course of his two murder trials, as young as his 21 years, Kwan Kearney was sentenced today to 45 years in prison for the shooting death of Jamal Wilson. The sentence, Judge Thomas Motley said, was to be served in addition to the 60 … Read more →
Twelve jurors and two alternates were selected today to hear the case against Kwan Kearney and Jermey Risper, charged with killing Jamal Wilson. Judge Thomas Motley is expected to hear opening arguments tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. Prosecutors say the three men were members of the “First and Oak O” crew. An overview of the case … Read more →
Speaking Friday for the first time about the murder charge against him, and that he was convicted of, Kwan Kearney told Judge Robert Richter that he was innocent. “My condolences to the family,” Kearney said at sentencing, turning slightly to look over his shoulder and glance at the packed courtroom. “But you all got the … Read more →
This comment of the day comes from Darren, who wrote in about Kwan Kearney’s guilty verdict in the Joseph Sharps Jr. case. This will not bring back Joseph. But at least the killer will not be able to harm anyone else. What a tragedy. I hope the Sharps family can heal. Read more →
Kwan Kearney was found guilty today of first-degree murder while armed in the shooting death of Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr. The verdict came at noon today; the jury deliberated for approximately four hours before finding Kearney guilty on each of the eight counts and the aggravating circumstance that the crime was random. Sentencing is scheduled … Read more →
A jury of six men and six women are now deliberating in the case accusing Kwan Kearney of shooting at two Spingarn High School students, killing one of them. Jurors were dismissed to deliberate at 3:35 Thursday afternoon. If they do not reach a verdict today, they will be back tomorrow to continue deliberations. Kearney, … Read more →
After just two days of testimony, the Kwan Kearney murder case could go to the jury as early as Thursday afternoon, the Judge hearing the case said today. Kearney, 20, is charged with shooting two Spingarn High School students in Nov. 2010. One of the students, De’Onte Bilbro, survived. The other, Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr., … Read more →
“9-1-1 it’s an emergency, please send a SWAT team with urgency,” Larnell Allen rapped from the witness stand at Kwan Kearney’s trial Tuesday. The words, a rough approximation of Gucci Mane’s popular song “911 Emergency,” had been sung by Allen before. Together on Nov. 8, 2010, he, Kearney and others sang them out, laughing, as … Read more →
The eight men and six women who will decide whether or not Kwan Kearney is guilty of killing Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr. heard their first overview of the case Monday afternoon. Joseph Alonzo Sharps, a 17-year-old Spingarn High junior, honor student, varsity athlete, was killed “for nothing,” Prosecutor David Saybolt told jurors in his opening … Read more →
Jury selection is underway this afternoon in the first-degree murder case against Kwan Kearney, charged with the shooting death of Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr. Sharps was 17 years old when he was shot and killed on Nov. 8, 2010 in Northeast D.C. In court Monday, Kearney’s defense attorney, Gene Johnson, said the defense was simple: … Read more →
Kwan Kearney is awaiting trial in two separate murders in November 2010: Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr. on Nov. 8 and Jamal Demetrius Wilson on Nov. 14. His brother, Eric Kearney, also known as Tay, was supposed to be a witness for the defense in one of those cases, but he was shot and killed on … Read more →
A new trial date has been set for Kwan Kearney after his brother, a witness in his case, was killed. Kearney was expected to stand trial on Oct. 31. He is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr. But just this week Kearney’s brother, Eric Kearney, was killed in … Read more →
One of the two men charged in the shooting death of teen Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr is not standing trial in the case as scheduled in October. AUSA David Saybolt today said that Kwan Kearney’s trial date of Oct. 31 remains, but that Larnell Allen will not go to trial on that date. “Can’t comment … Read more →
Appearing lighthearted and occasionally smiling, Kwan Kearney and Jeremy Risper each entered a plea of “not guilty” today to charges related to the November slaying of Jamal Wilson in Northwest D.C. Kearney and Risper are both charged with premeditated first-degree murder while armed as well as various firearms offenses. Wilson, a 19-year-old known as “Mally,” … Read more →
A jury trial date has been set for the two men accused of killing 17-year-old Springarn High School student Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr. in November 2010. Kwan Kearney and Larnell Allen appeared in court Tuesday for a status conference in the case. Kearney is also suspected in the death of Jamal Wilson, six days after … Read more →
Two open murder cases against Kwan Kearney will likely be indicted separately, despite overlapping evidence in the cases, a government prosecutor told Judge Thomas Motley Friday morning. Kearney, along with codefendant Larnell Allen, is suspected in the killing of Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr on November 8, 2010. He is also suspected in the killing of … Read more →
A preliminary hearing in the murder of Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr. was continued today to next year, when one the attorney of one of the defendants told Judge Herbert Dixon that she had not had enough time to adequately prepare for the hearing. Kwan Kearney and Larnell Allen are each charged with first-degree murder in … Read more →
Following are scheduled court appearances for murder cases. This information is current as of Friday, 2 p.m. and will be re-verified throughout the week. Please remember that court dates can change, even at the last minute. To view the docket of a case please go to the D.C. Courts website and search by the defendant’s … Read more →
Larnell C. Allen and Kwan Kearney were charged last week with first degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Springarn High School student Joseph Alonzo Sharps Jr. They were identified by Sharps’ friend who was shot along with Sharps but survived. The friend told police that he and Sharps were crossing Neal Street in … Read more →
This just in from Metro PD: Additional Arrest Made in Homicide of Joseph Alonzo Sharps, Jr. (Washington, DC) - Detectives assigned to the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch have announced that a second arrest has been made in the homicide of 17-year-old Joseph Alonzo Sharps, Jr. On Monday, November 8, 2010, at approximately 8:45 pm, … Read more →
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Details are emerging this afternoon in the shooting death of 17-year-old high school student Joseph Alonzo Sharps, Jr., with a message to D.C.’s 5th District from Commander Lamar Greene and some local coverage of the case. Greene told community members: On 11/8/10 at approximately 2045 hrs, members of the Fifth District responded to the 1300 … Read more →
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