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IN THE COURTS | District Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend More Than 50 Times

IN THE COURTS | District Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend More Than 50 Times

Defendant Was Under the Influence of PCP and Jumped Three Stories Following Assault

COURTSThe Advoc8teOctober 9, 2022SENTENCEDComment

IN THE COURTS | District Man Sentenced to 11-Year Prison Term for Killing Man Inside Southeast Washington Convenience Store

IN THE COURTS | District Man Sentenced to 11-Year Prison Term for Killing Man Inside Southeast Washington Convenience Store

In a convenience store in the 2200 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE.

COURTSThe Advoc8teOctober 8, 2022HOMICIDE, SENTENCEDComment

IN THE COURTS | Maryland Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Attempted Robbery in Northwest Washington

IN THE COURTS | Maryland Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Attempted Robbery in Northwest Washington

Defendant Tried to Rob a Stranger at Knifepoint.

COURTSThe Advoc8teOctober 7, 2022SENTENCEDComment

Six People Indicted on Federal Charges Following Investigation of Fentanyl Distribution Operation

Six People Indicted on Federal Charges Following Investigation of Fentanyl Distribution Operation

Two Defendants Also Accused of Carrying Out Insurance Fraud Scheme

COURTSThe Advoc8teOctober 6, 2022INDICTMENTComment

IN THE COURTS | Former Employee of D.C. Project Empowerment Program Indicted on Fraud and Other Federal Charges

IN THE COURTS | Former Employee of D.C. Project Empowerment Program Indicted on Fraud and Other Federal Charges

Defendant Allegedly Embezzled Funds from Government Program

COURTSThe Advoc8teOctober 5, 2022INDICTMENTComment

IN THE COURTS | District Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Fatally Shooting His Father and Separate Robbery in 2017

IN THE COURTS | District Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Fatally Shooting His Father and Separate Robbery in 2017

Also Sentenced to Three-Year Prison Term for Crimes Committed While Awaiting Sentencing in Case

COURTSThe Advoc8teOctober 1, 2022HOMICIDE, SENTENCEDComment

IN THE COURTS | WMATA Senior Program Manager Pleads Guilty to Carrying Out Procurement Scheme

IN THE COURTS | WMATA Senior Program Manager Pleads Guilty to Carrying Out Procurement Scheme

Defendant Manipulated Process to Benefit Company That Received More Than $1.3 Million

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 30, 2022PLEADINGComment

IN THE COURTS | Corrections Officer, Inmate, and Alleged Supplier Charged With Bribery and Other Offenses

IN THE COURTS | Corrections Officer, Inmate, and Alleged Supplier Charged With Bribery and Other Offenses

Defendants Accused of Operating Bribery Scheme to Smuggle Drugs to Inmates

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 27, 2022CHARGEDComment

IN THE COURTS | District Man Sentenced to Seven Years For Shooting Outside Nightclub

IN THE COURTS | District Man Sentenced to Seven Years For Shooting Outside Nightclub

Defendant Must Serve Five-Year Mandatory Minimum in Prison

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 24, 2022SENTENCEDComment

IN THE COURTS | Grand Jury Returns 17-Count Indictment Charging Gerald Brevard III With Murder, Multiple Counts of Assault, and Hate Crimes

IN THE COURTS | Grand Jury Returns 17-Count Indictment Charging Gerald Brevard III With Murder, Multiple Counts of Assault, and Hate Crimes

Offenses in the March 2022 attacks on three homeless men in Washington, D.C.

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 22, 2022INDICTMENTComment

IN THE COURTS | D.C. Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison For Attempting to Steal More than $31 Million in COVID-19 Funds

IN THE COURTS | D.C. Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison For Attempting to Steal More than $31 Million in COVID-19 Funds

Defendant Successfully Stole $2,385,000

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 21, 2022SENTENCEDComment

IN THE COURTS | District Man Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder While Armed in Slaying of 71-Year-Old Man

IN THE COURTS | District Man Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder While Armed in Slaying of 71-Year-Old Man

Edward Brown, 60, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty.

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 20, 2022GUILTYComment

IN THE COURTS | Former District of Columbia Fire/EMS Employee Sentenced to Prison For Bribery in Scheme Involving Undelivered Goods

IN THE COURTS | Former District of Columbia Fire/EMS Employee Sentenced to Prison For Bribery in Scheme Involving Undelivered Goods

Defendant Accepted Bribes to Benefit a Contractor

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 19, 2022SENTENCEDComment

IN THE COURTS | District Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution, Which Resulted in Death of Consumer from Virginia

IN THE COURTS | District Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution, Which Resulted in Death of Consumer from Virginia

Defendant Distributed Drug From Residence in Northeast Washington

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 19, 2022PLEADINGComment

IN THE COURTS | District Man Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Firearms Offense

IN THE COURTS | District Man Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Firearms Offense

Azriel Echavarria, 20, pleaded guilty in April 2022.

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 16, 2022SENTENCEDComment

IN THE COURTS | Owner of District of Columbia Real Estate Company Pleads Guilty To Federal Bribery Charge

IN THE COURTS | Owner of District of Columbia Real Estate Company Pleads Guilty To Federal Bribery Charge

The D.C. government employee, Dawne Dorsey, 40, pleaded guilty in June 2019.

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 14, 2022PLEADINGComment

IN THE COURTS | District Man Sentenced to 11½ Years in Prison for Killing Man on Busy Street in Northeast Washington

IN THE COURTS | District Man Sentenced to 11½ Years in Prison for Killing Man on Busy Street in Northeast Washington

Victim, Former Morehouse College Football Player, Accosted on Street Just Six Days Before Christmas

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 13, 2022SENTENCEDComment

IN THE COURTS | District Man Pleads Guilty to Charges in Fatal Stabbing of Woman in Northeast Washington

IN THE COURTS | District Man Pleads Guilty to Charges in Fatal Stabbing of Woman in Northeast Washington

Killing Took Place During Altercation Over Death of Their Child

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 12, 2022HOMICIDEComment

IN THE COURTS | District Man Pleads Guilty to Cruelty to Animals for Attack on Cat That Caused Traumatic Brain Injury

IN THE COURTS | District Man Pleads Guilty to Cruelty to Animals for Attack on Cat That Caused Traumatic Brain Injury

Malik Thomas, 30, of Washington, D.C Sentenced to 150 Days in Jail.

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 9, 2022PLEADINGComment

IN THE COURTS | District of Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography

IN THE COURTS | District of Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography

Michael Terrell Roberson, 31, of Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty.

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 8, 2022PLEADINGComment