Marshall Day, 40, Sentenced for Transportation of Child Pornography

Day had stored six videos depicting child sex abuse.

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 8, 2026CHILD PORNOGRAPHYComment

Cordell Simms, 32, Felon Sentenced for Illegal Firearm Possession

Simms spotted the police officer and handed his backpack to a minor child.

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 8, 2026SENTENCED, GUNSComment

Kwesi Pyne, 20, Pleads Guilty to 2023 and 2024 Crime Spree

The victim was on his way to work when the defendant approached him from behind.

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 8, 2026PLEADING, CRIMESComment

Davon Willis, 28, Sentenced for Strangling His Pregnant Girlfriend in Front of His Mother

The defendant had strangled the victim before just a few months prior to the offense for which he was sentenced.

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 7, 2026ASSAULT, SENTENCEDComment

Nonprofit Founder Accused of Using $125K+ in DC Grant Money for Personal Expenses

Failed to Repay Government Funds for People Struggling with Addiction

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 1, 2026OAGDCComment

Katie Shameka Williams and Kenneth Darnell Smith Jr. Charged for Trafficking Drugs in Congress Heights

Takedown for Trafficking Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 25, 2026DRUGSComment

Six Current & Former MPD Officers Wanted in Overtime Fraud Case

Claiming overtime while physically outside of the District of Columbia.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 24, 2026FRAUD, MPD 5DComment

Linda Laird, 62, Guilty of Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Incapacitated Victim

Stole over $100,000 from their grandmother’s bank accounts for their personal use.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 24, 2026GUILTY, THEFTComment

James Callen, 42, Sentenced for Stabbed His Romantic Partner

Called the victim numerous times from the D.C. Jail in violation of a court order.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 24, 2026SENTENCED, ASSAULTComment

Mark Thomas Moore, 35, Sentenced to 180 Months for Series of BB Gun Holdups

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 23, 2026ROBBERYComment

Vanessa Bonaparte, 34, Guilty in Fatal Stabbing of Dwayne Boyd

Stabbed the victim after forcing her way into his apartment.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 23, 2026HOMICIDE, GUILTYComment

Dasean Matthews, 27, Pleads Guilty to Beating Two-Year-Old Child to Death

Co-defendant is Monet Jones, the child’s mother and defendant Matthews’s romantic partner.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 18, 2026CHILD ABUSEComment

Javier Montgomery, 18, Pleads Guilty to Murder and Sexual Assault

For the murder of 17-year-old, Jermaine Durbin, in October 2025.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 15, 2026HOMICIDE, SEXUAL ASSAULTComment

D’Aundrey Scott, 32, Pleads Guilty to Deadly Arson Spree

Set two victims on fire while they were laying on the sidewalk.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 15, 2026ARSONComment

Bryan Betancur Found Guilty of Assaulting Woman

While on the train, the defendant recorded himself stroking the victim’s hair.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 13, 2026GUILTY, ASSAULTComment

John Aaron Gass, Former D.C. High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Coercing and Enticing a Minor

At times would enter the 16-year old victim’s bedroom window late at night.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 11, 2026SEX ABUSEComment

Antonio Simpson, 31, Charged with Sexually Abusing Multiple Minors and Producing Child Pornography

Alleged to have abused two minor children who were eight and nine years old at the time.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 11, 2026CHILD SEX ABUSEComment

Kevin Johnson, 40, Sentenced for the Fatal Stabbing of Wheelchair Bound Victim

Victim was 44-year-old D.C. resident Antonio Pierre Woody.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 3, 2026HOMICIDEComment

Johnny Gregory, 42, Sentenced to 24 Months for Strangling His Wife,

At the time of the assault, the victim’s 15-year-old daughter was present.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 3, 2026SENTENCED, ASSAULTComment

Collin L. Welch, 40, D.C. National Guard Major Pleads Guilty to Immigration Fraud Schem

Committed bigamy as part of his criminal activity.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 1, 2026PLEADING, FRAUDComment

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