Update: MPD said Sunday night that Tisheena Brown, 31, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of first-degree felony murder in connection with this case.
The September death of a newborn baby in Southeast DC has been ruled a homicide and police have issued an arrest warrant for a 31-year-old woman in connection with the case.
Police say the baby, identified as one-month old Hakeem Brown, was pronounced dead after being found unconscious and not breathing early in the morning of September 1. He was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital.
An autopsy determined that the child died of promethazine intoxication. Promethazine is an anti-nausea drug.
A warrant was issued last week for 31-year-old Tisheena Brown. Police say she’s suspected of second-degree murder in connection with the case.
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In brief:
Three people were killed in DC this week:
- Deangelo Gatling, 18, was killed last Sunday afternoon in a shooing in the 2300 block of 24th Street Southeast.
- Vincent Purvis, 20, was fatally shot on Wednesday afternoon, near the closed Ferebee-Hope Elementary School campus.
- Kevin Lanard James, 48, of Northwest DC, was killed in a shooting in the 1500 block of Gallatin Place Northeast Thursday evening.
Anthony Gray, 35, of Southeast DC was arrested Tuesday in connection with the 1999 shooting death of 18-year-old Kelvin Howard. He is the second arrest in the case, police say.
Albrecht Muth was convicted Thursday of first-degree premeditated murder with aggravating circumstances in connection with the death of his 91-year-old wife, Viola Herms Drath. Jurors in the case delivered their verdict around 1:10 p.m. Thursday after deliberating for less than a day.
Judge John Ramsey Johnson found probable cause in the case against Roger St. John, charging him with participating in the May 2013 shooting death of 22-year-old Rhett Gelb, even though St. John wasn’t the shooter.
Isaiah Gant was sentenced to three years in prison in connection with the death of Olijawon Griffin at a Metro stop in Northwest DC. Gant pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy, robbery and possession of a firearm in the case.
Cedric Spicer was sentenced to 23 years in prison after pleading guilty last month to second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Joseph Hardin.
James Brewer and Stephen Page were sentenced Friday in connection with the shooting death of 71-year-old Vietnam veteran Solomon Reese. The two men pleaded guilty in November to killing Reese during the course of a robbery. Brewer was sentenced to 27 years and 8 months in prison; Page was sentenced to 31 years in prison.
Donzell Butler pleaded guilty to unarmed voluntary manslaughter and assault with significant bodily injury in connection with the stabbing death of Charles Anthony Scott Jr.
Donzell Butler pleaded guilty to unarmed voluntary manslaughter and assault with significant bodily injury Friday in the stabbing death of Charles Anthony Scott Jr.
He faces up to 30 years in prison. Read more
Each week, 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.
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James Brewer and Stephen Page were sentenced Friday in connection with the shooting death of 71-year-old Vietnam veteran Solomon Reese.
The two men pleaded guilty in November to killing Reese during the course of a robbery.
Brewer was sentenced to 27 years and 8 months in prison; Page was sentenced to 31 years in prison.
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Cedric Spicer was sentenced to 23 years in prison Friday after pleading guilty last month to second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Joseph Hardin.
According to court documents, Hardin and his girlfriend were at “1920 Lounge,” a nightclub in Northwest D.C., in February 2013 when they got into an argument with Spicer and his female friend. They were asked to leave by the club.
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Isaiah Gant was sentenced to three years in prison Friday in connection with the death of Olijawon Griffin at a Metro stop in Northwest DC.
Gant pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy, robbery and possession of a firearm in the case. He is the seventh young man to have been sentenced.
“This was a very serious matter with very severe consequences,” Judge Ronna Beck said at sentencing.
Addressing Gant, she said, “You didn’t take part in the beating, and that was showing a human reaction.”
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A shooting in the 1500 block of Gallatin Place Northeast left a 48-year-old man dead Thursday evening, MPD reported.
Police found Kevin Lanard James, of Northwest DC, with an apparent gunshot wound. He died at a local hospital. Read more
Judge John Ramsey Johnson found probable cause Thursday that Roger St. John participated in the May 2013 shooting death of 22-year-old Rhett Gelb, even though St. John wasn’t the shooter.
Charging documents say Gelb was shot and killed in a drug deal gone bad.
Witnesses told police that they were in Gelb’s Escalade the night he was murdered, and that Gelb was parked in the unit block of Hamilton Street Northwest waiting for a middleman named “Gary,” to buy $500 of marijuana. Read more
Albrecht Muth was convicted Thursday of first-degree premeditated murder with aggravating circumstances in connection with the death of his 91-year-old wife, Viola Herms Drath.
Jurors in the case delivered their verdict around 1:10 p.m. Thursday after deliberating for less than a day.
“Our family is very pleased with today’s verdict,” Connie Drath Dwyer, Viola Drath’s eldest daughter said Thursday. “Justice has been served; it’s been a long wait.” Read more
