Homicide Watch D.C.

Judge Herbert Dixon sentenced Dietrich Baker to 23 years in prison Friday for the April 2012 death of 22-year-old James Ray Sherrod. According to court documents, on April 28, 2012, around 1:40 p.m. police found Sherrod suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at the 700 block of Kenilworth Terrace NE near a bus stop. Sherrod was … Read more →

Dietrich Baker was scheduled to be sentenced Friday in connection with the shooting death of 22-year-old James Ray Sherrod. But before reading sentencing terms, Judge Herbert Dixon asked Baker if he wanted to speak to the court. Baker then stood and said that he no longer wanted to plead guilty. “There is a lot more … Read more →

Dietrich Baker pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder while armed in connection with the 2012 death of James Ray Sherrod. Baker, 23, had been in custody since April 30, 2012 – two days after Sherrod’s death. He waived his right to a preliminary hearing last year. In January, a grand jury indicted Baker on first-degree … Read more →

Dietrich Baker, already in custody for the 2012 shooting death of James Ray Sherrod, was arraigned in D.C. Superior Court Thursday on a new five-count grand jury indictment. The grand jury charged Baker with first-degree murder while armed, along with four weapons charges. He pleaded innocent. Baker had originally faced second-degree murder charges in Sherrod’s … Read more →

Dietrich Baker waived his right to a preliminary hearing today, signaling that perhaps a plea deal is imminent in the second-degree murder case. Baker is suspected in the shooting death of James Ray Sherrod near a Kenilworth Avenue bus stop on a Saturday afternoon in April. Charging documents in the case rely on the testimony … Read more →

Washington’s Other Monuments has photos today of street memorials for James Sherrod, Sirocco Johnson, and Draynell Henderson. A sampling of the photos is after the jump. See more at Washington’s Other Monuments. Read more →

Dietrich Baker was ordered held today pending a preliminary hearing on a charge that he shot and killed James Ray Sherrod near a Kenilworth Avenue bus stop on Saturday afternoon. Baker, who was arrested Monday, appeared in court today to be presented with the second-degree murder charge. Charging documents rely on the testimony of two … Read more →

Dietrich Baker, a 23-year-old Northeast DC man, was arrested today in connection with the shooting death of James Ray Sherrod on Kenilworth Terrace. Baker is suspected of second-degree murder while armed, MPD said. A press release from MPD is after the jump. April 30, 2012 Arrest Made in the Homicide in the 700 Block of … Read more →

A man shot and killed inside a Kenilworth Terrace apartment building yesterday has been identified as 22-year-old James Ray Sherrod of Northeast DC. A press release from MPD is after the jump. April 29, 2012 Homicide: 700 Block of Kenilworth Terrace, NE (Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating the homicide … Read more →

A man died after being shot Saturday afternoon on Kenilworth Terrace, the Washington Post reports. The homicide was first reported by Alan Henney on Twitter: Henney later added that the man was found shot in a stairwell of an apartment building on the street. Other tweets from the scene stated that a barricade had been … Read more →