A grand jury indicted Joseph Peoples Tuesday on a charge of first-degree murder, assault with intent to kill, and three weapons charges in connection with the shooting death of 30-year-old Michael Edward Jones. Peoples, 21, waived his right to appear before the judge for his arraignment Friday, but his defense attorney, Jason Downs, pled innocent … Read more →
Joseph Peoples was ordered held yesterday after Judge Ronna Beck found substantial probability that he took part in the fatal shooting of 30-year-old Michael Edward Jones this month. Beck’s ruling was the second finding of substantial probability in the case: Magistrate Judge Karen Howze found substantial probability at People’s first court appearance on the charge … Read more →
Joseph Peoples was ordered held today pending a preliminary hearing after Judge Karen Howze ruled that there was substantial probability that he engaged in a shootout in Southeast DC killing one man and injuring another. The shooting killed 30-year-old Michael Edward Jones. According to charging documents in the case, Peoples was identified, in part, from … Read more →
A 21-year-old Northeast DC man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the shooting death of Michael Edward Jones. The suspect, Joseph Peoples, is suspected of second-degree murder in the case. A press release from MPD is below. July 11, 2012 Homicide Arrest: 1700 Block of 7th Street, NW (Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s … Read more →
