Homicide Watch D.C.

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A shooting in Southwest D.C. early Thursday killed Christopher S. Lalchan. His wife, Dianna Yvone Lalchan, was arrested and ordered held Friday on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the case.

Irving Jones Jr., 33, was killed in a shooting in Northeast DC early Saturday morning. No arrests have been announced in connection with the case.

Police released surveillance video Thursday of two persons of interest in the fatal shooting of Paul Aime Tanoh Danzo outside a downtown nightclub last week.

ABC 7 News aired an interview Monday with Albrecht Muth from his hospital room at United Medical Center.

Judge Karen Howze ordered Darryl Matthews held Wednesday in connection with the 2012 stabbing death of taxi driver Hayes Osei Dennis. Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force officers arrested Dennis Tuesday.

A grand jury indicted Grant Johnson for his role in the 2012 death of Ricardo Lancaster.

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Judge William Jackson turned down Brian Gaither‘s request to withdraw his guilty plea Friday in the death of Latisha Frazier.

Police identified the man shot and killed outside Balletto nightclub Thursday as 24-year-old Paul Aime Tanoh Danzo of Laurel, Md. Officers found Danzo sitting in his vehicle and saw he had been shot several times.

Judge Lynn Leibovitz found substantial probability Wednesday that Claire Rice shot and killed her cousin, Anthony Garland Rice, last year. Prosecutors say the killing came from a plan to cash in on a life insurance policy.

Probable cause was found Wednesday in the case against Donte Graves, an 18-year-old suspected in the murder of Tyrone Joyner near Nationals Park Feb. 24.

Judge Russell Canan relented Tuesday on a plan to bring Albrecht Muth to trial March 25 by video conference from United Medical Center after both parties objected to his video conferencing plan.

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Judge William Jackson sentenced Jonathan Fullard to 25 years behind bars Friday in the death of 20-month-old Keyontae Moore.

Alexis Pineda was sentenced to 18 years in prison Friday for the 2011 shooting death of Jose Hernandez-Romero.

Police identified a 31-year-old man shot in Northeast Washington Friday morning as Akinwole Olu Williams.

Judge Herbert Dixon found substantial probability Thursday that Cedric Spicer shot and killed Joseph Hardin last month outside a nightclub in Northwest D.C.

Judge Russell Canan moved to implement a video link Thursday for Albrecht Muth‘s upcoming trial.

Felicia Jones accepted a plea agreement Thursday to plead guilty to unarmed voluntary manslaughter in the death of Jodie Lamont Ward.

A grand jury indicted Greg Whittaker Wednesday in the Metro stabbing case.

Claire Rice was ordered held Wednesday on suspicion of killing her cousin, Anthony Rice, last year.

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Dwayne Antonio Bryant died in a Friday night shooting near the intersection of 13th Street and Good Hope Road Southeast.

Officers arrested 18-year-old Donte Graves Tuesday in connection with the fatal shooting of Tyrone Joyner last month near Nationals Park.

Albrecht Muth appeared at a trial readiness hearing by phone in Judge Russell Canan’s courtroom Thursday, where witnesses said Muth’s condition was continuing to decline due to an ongoing hunger strike.

Judge Ronna Beck found substantial probability Friday to hold Marquette Tibbs and Bryan Dunn in connection with the Nov. 2012 shooting death of Andre Jackson.

A jury convicted Terry Johnson of second-degree murder Friday after less than a day of deliberation. Prosecutors said Johnson killed Andre Wiggins at the culmination of a months-long feud.

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A man killed in Southwest D.C. Sunday evening was identified as 22-year-old Tyrone Joyner.

A jury found Brandon Andrews guilty of second-degree murder Monday after deliberating for three hours.

Cedric Spicer was ordered held Monday in connection with the fatal shooting of Joseph Hardin near a nightclub on the 1900 block of 9th Street Northwest.

Officers arrested Byron Akeem Dunn and Marquette Tubbs on suspicion of first-degree murder while armed Tuesday in connection with the Nov. 2012 shooting death of Andre Jackson.

Brian Gaither took the stand Wednesday to tell Judge William Jackson why he wants to withdraw his guilty plea in the death of Latisha Frazier.

A grand jury indicted six teens Wednesday in connection with the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Olijawon Griffin in the Woodley Park Metro station last year.

A witness Thursday in the murder trial against Terry Johnson said police made her implicate Johnson for the murder of 19-year-old Andre Jamal Wiggins.

Judge Russell Canan found probable cause Friday that Demonta Chappell was responsible for the Oct. 2012 shooting death of 26-year-old Stevann Moorer.

Judge Ronna Beck ruled Friday there was substantial probability to hold Dwayne Hilton in connection with the Nov. 2011 murder of Mico Brisco.

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Jerome Calvary Lewis, 46, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of four-year-old Samauri Jenkins, who died in a house fire in Southeast D.C. Lewis survived the same fire.

Joseph Hardin, 30, of Alexandria, VA, was shot to death on 9th Street Northwest around 1:16 a.m. Saturday. Police arrested Cedric Spicer, 24, of Northwest D.C., the same night.

Damon Luke Brown, 49, died in a separate Saturday night shooting. Brown was killed on Livingston Street Southeast at approximately 2:53 a.m.

Jurors convicted Irving Harris Johnson on two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Domonique Barbour and Jimmie Lee Simmons III.

A mental health review found Jonathan Fullard competent to stand trial Wednesday in the death of 20-month old Keyontae Osbia Moore. Fullard pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection with Moore’s death in October, but is considering withdrawing the plea.

Jurors deadlocked Wednesday in the first-degree murder case against Marlon Williams, and Judge Lynn Leibovitz declared a mistrial on behalf of Judge Russell Canan, who was unavailable. Prosecutors plan to try the case again in July.

Judge Stuart Nash found probable cause to hold David Jamal Wilson Wednesday in connection with the death of Howard Venable Jr. in February.

Albrecht Muth will not be able to act as his own attorney in his trial scheduled for March. Judge Canan ruled Thursday that Muth’s ongoing refusal to eat has left him too feeble to represent himself in the case. Muth is accused of killing his wife, Viola Drath, in 2011.

A jury began deliberating Friday afternoon in the first-degree murder case against Brandon Andrews.

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James Edward Dean, 19, was killed Sunday evening, Feb. 10, in a shooting in Southeast D.C.

Dwayne Hilton was arrested Monday in connection with the 2011 shooting death of Mico Brisco.

Judge Robert Morin found probable cause Friday that James Brown was involved in the Dec. 2012 slaying of Darnell Rivers.

A jury began deliberating Thursday afternoon in the first-degree murder and robbery case against Marlon Williams in connection with the 2010 shooting death of Minn Soo Kang.

A jury heard opening statements Wednesday in the murder trial of Brandon Andrews.

A jury heard opening statements Tuesday in the first-degree murder trial of Marlon Williams.

A jury deadlocked Monday in the murder case against Karl Pugh, prompting Judge Ronna Beck to declare a mistrial. Pugh had been accused of fatally shooting Quentin Ragland.

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Robert Carter was sentenced to 70 years in prison Friday for fatally shooting his 13-year-old daughter, Angel Morse, in 2010. Carter also stole a MetroAccess vehicle and led police on a chase to Capitol Heights, Md.

Anthony Speight was sentenced to 21 years Friday for the 2011 slaying of William Robert Mitchell.

A jury began deliberating Thursday in the case against Karl Pugh, who is suspected in the Sept. 20, 2011, death of Quentin Joavor Ragland.

David Bolden pled guilty Thursday to murdering Lamont Devore in May 2012.

A jury convicted Raymond Roseboro Wednesday of first-degree murder for the 2010 shooting death of 16-year-old Prince Okorie. It was the third trial for Roseboro—both previous trials ended with hung juries.

Davon Thomas was ordered held Wednesday on suspicion of fatally stabbing his grandfather, Emanuel Campbell, when the two began arguing Jan. 17.

David Jamal Wilson was ordered held Tuesday in connection with the Feb. 2 fatal stabbing of Howard Venable Jr on Fuller Street Northwest.

Demonte Michael Chappelle, 21, was arrested Saturday in connection with the October 2012 shooting death of Stevann Moorer.

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MPD announced that Emanuel Campbell, a 53-year-old man attacked in Northeast DC in January, died of his injuries this week and police are now investigating the case as a homicide.

James Brown was ordered held Friday in connection with the fatal shooting of Darnell Rivers Dec. 29, 2012.

A jury found John David Bolton guilty of second-degree murder in the 2011 shooting death of Christopher Fletcher at a neighborhood cookout. Prosecutors had sought first-degree murder charges against Bolton.

Brian Gaither‘s attorney filed a motion seeking to withdraw Gaither’s Nov. 2012 guilty plea in the murder of Latisha Frazier.

Authorities ruled a 2011 death a homicide after Jonathan Alonzo Woods died Wednesday from a gunshot wound he sustained nearly two years ago. Woods’ death was the fifth homicide of 2013.

Judge Ronna Beck declared a mistrial Thursday in Felicia Jones‘ case after jurors could not reach a verdict. Jones faced second-degree murder charges in connection with Jodie Ward‘s death.

Police arrested Alexander Buckley under suspicion of killing 18-year-old Siohban Lee. Buckley and Lee reportedly met through an online dating phone application known as Tagged.

Prosecutors began the third trial against Raymond Roseboro in connection with the 2010 shooting death of 16-year-old Prince Okorie. Two previous juries have deadlocked when they heard the government’s case.

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MPD identified 44-year-old Tracy McFadden as the victim of a fatal shooting Jan. 19, the city’s third of the year.

D.C. recorded its fourth homicide of the year Friday when 18-year-old Siobhan Nicole Lee, of Takoma Park, Md., was found dead in Northwest Washington. Police arrested 21-year-old Alexander D. Buckley Friday afternoon in connection with Lee’s death.

Derrell Bennett withdrew his guilty plea in the shooting death of Keith Banks Friday. Bennett entered the plea late last year, but told Judge Ronna Beck Friday that he did so to take advantage of the offer, not because he was guilty.

Jamar George pleaded innocent Friday to the charge of first-degree murder while armed in connection with the shooting death of 20-year-old Ronnie Speight Jr.

Three murder trials began at D.C. Superior Court: Raymond Roseboro, on trial for the third time in the 2010 shooting death of Prince Okorie; Felicia Jones, who prosecutors say fatally stabbed Jodie Ward in Aug. 2011; and John David Bolton, who was arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting Christopher Fletcher at a 2011 neighborhood cookout.