Murder Charge Against Aaron Adams Dismissed

A second-degree murder charge against Aaron Adams has been dismissed. Adams, who was 25 years old when he was arrested in June 2011, was suspected in the stabbing death of Garrett Armand White. The US Attorney’s Office declined to comment on the dismissal, but said that the investigation “is continuing.” White was stabbed outside a … Read more →

Aaron Adams Released to Halfway House Following Preliminary Hearing in Garrett White Murder Case

Aaron Adams was released today after Judge Gerald Fisher found probable cause—but not the stronger “substantial probability” prosecutors sought—to believe that Adams was the person responsible for fatally stabbing Garrett White Memorial Day weekend in a large fight outside a Georgia Avenue bar. Adams is suspected of second degree murder. He was arrested after White, … Read more →

Aaron Adams Preliminary Hearing Rescheduled

A preliminary hearing in the case against Aaron Adams, accused of stabbing to death Garrett White over Memorial Day weekend, has been rescheduled for June 23. A notice on Adams’ docket indicates that the first date the hearing was scheduled for— Friday— was in error. Read more →

Prosecutors Believe they Have Man Murder Victim Named Before Dying

Twenty-five-year-old Garrett White was laying on the ground outside a DC nightclub, covered in blood and clutching his abdomen when a police officer found him. “Ace did this to me. He stabbed me,” White told the officer, who then asked what “Ace” looked like. “If I make it through this, I will tell you,” White … Read more →

Aaron Adams

  • Arrested: June 14, 2011
  • Age: 26
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: Black

Charges dropped in the May 29, 2011, death of Garrett Armand White.