IN THE COURTS | District Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for 2022 Slaying on I-295 and 2020 Assault

Defendant Took the Life of Mother of Six

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 8, 2022SENTENCEDComment

IN THE COURTS | District Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Schemes to Defraud Small Business Pandemic Relief Programs and the Archdiocese of Washington

More Than $2 Million for Spending Spree That Included Purchases of House, Car, and Yacht

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 5, 2022SENTENCEDComment

IN THE COURTS | District Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Killing Man Stopped at Traffic Light

Defendant, Aiming Elsewhere, Hit Motorist in Northeast Washington

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 5, 2022SENTENCEDComment

IN THE COURTS | Two District Men Sentenced to Prison Terms for Armed Kidnappings Using Blindfolds and Zip Ties

Victims Abducted at Gunpoint, Driven to ATMs

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 31, 2022SENTENCEDComment

IN THE COURTS | Matthew Stitt-Johnson, 31, Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation and Sex Abuse Charges

Defendant Sexually Abused Multiple Children Over Six-Year Period

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 30, 2022PLEADINGComment

IN THE COURTS | Maryland Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing a Teenage Girl

Defendant Recorded Acts on Cellphones, Claimed to be “Training” Victim

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 29, 2022CHILD SEX ABUSE, SENTENCEDComment

Maryland Police Officer Indicted in District of Columbia on Federal Charges of Excessive Force and Witness Tampering

Officer Philip Dupree, 38, was formerly of the Fairmount Heights Police Department.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 26, 2022INDICTEDComment

Christopher Young, 31 of DC, Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation and Sex Abuse Charges

Defendant Posed as Young Girl to Target Victim

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 25, 2022PLEADINGComment

IN THE COURTS | Man Pleads Guilty to Burglaries in Northwest Washington

Admitted to Burglarizing Hotel and Occupying Residence on Veterans Day

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 23, 2022PLEADINGComment

Man Pleads Guilty to Burglaries in Northwest Washington

Delante R. Pierce, 36, who had no fixed address, pleaded guilty.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 21, 2022PLEADINGComment

Former Mental Health and Community Residence Facility Director Accused of Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult and Elderly Person

Defendant Accused of Using Money for Personal Expenses.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 19, 2022INDICTEDComment

Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Burglaries in Northwest Washington

Edmondson pleaded guilty in May 2022, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 15, 2022SENTENCEDComment

District of Columbia Man Sentenced to Prison Term for July 4, 2020 Slaying of 11-Year-Old Boy

Child Struck by Gunfire While Walking to His Apartment

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 10, 2022SENTENCEDComment

Former School Principal Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Embezzling $175,000 Meant for Student Activities and Services

Bridget Coates, 49, of Falls Church, Va., was the principal of St. Thomas More Catholic School in Southeast.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 4, 2022SENTENCEDComment

D.C. Man Pleads Guilty to Carrying Out Conspiracy to Impersonate Federal Law Enforcement Officer

Defendant Used Ruse for Personal Gain, Including to Defraud Apartment Complexes of Rent

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 2, 2022GUILTYComment

Jaquan Jackson, 35, of Washington, D.C. Found Guilty of Animal Cruelty Involving Dogs Kept at His Residence

Search Uncovered Evidence of Dog-Fighting Paraphernalia

COURTSThe Advoc8teJuly 30, 2022GUILTYComment

IN THE COURTS | District of Columbia Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Offenses Committed During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

Defendant Swung Poles at Police Officers, Hitting One in the Shoulder

COURTSThe Advoc8teJuly 27, 2022SENTENCEDComment

IN THE COURTS | District of Columbia Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Killing Man in Northeast Washington

Defendant Shot Victim at Ex-Wife’s Apartment

COURTSThe Advoc8teJuly 26, 2022SENTENCED, HOMICIDEComment

Former Federal Employee Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison For Receipt of Child Pornography

Defendant Downloaded and Viewed Images at Home and at Library of Congress

COURTSThe Advoc8teJuly 22, 2022SENTENCEDComment

Two District Men Found Guilty of Conspiracy, First-Degree Murder, and Participation in a Criminal Street Gang in 2017 Slaying

Killing Took Place in Potomac Gardens Neighborhood of Southeast.

COURTSThe Advoc8teJuly 19, 2022GUILTYComment

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