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On May 6, a DC Superior Court judge transferred a defendant accused of killing her 5-month old son to a halfway house. He said that even though the crime was “horrific”, the defendant did not pose a danger to the community. Read the story: https://dcwitness.org/judge-transfers-infanticide-defendant-to-halfway-house/

Judge Transfers Infanticide Defendant to Halfway House - DC Witness DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman denied the defense’s request for an infanticide defendant to be released to home confinement, ordering she be transferred to a halfway house on May 6.  Christen Borden, 37, is charged with felony murder and first-degree cruelty to children for her alleged invo...

According to data collected by D.C. Witness, April is the city’s deadliest month so far this year with 15 recorded homicides. Most occurred in Southeast DC. Read more: https://dcwitness.org/april-homicides-make-2026s-deadliest-month-to-date/

April Homicides Make 2026’s Deadliest Month to Date - DC Witness According to D.C. Witness data, there were 15 reported homicide incidents in April, accounting for 17 victims, making it DC’s deadliest month so far in 2026. By comparison, there were three reported homicide incidents in January, 10 in February, and five in March. As of May 7, of the 15 incidents ...

Court Update: During opening arguments the prosecution claimed Kenneth Barksdale’s homicide resulted from three defendants being “greedy” in wanting to steal more cars that day. https://dcwitness.org/prosecutors-claim-homicide-suspects-were-greedy-for-more/

Prosecutors Claim Homicide Suspects, ‘Were Greedy for More’ - DC Witness The prosecution argued a homicide resulted from the suspects’ greedy intent to steal cars in opening statements before a jury in DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan’s courtroom on April 27. D’Andre Montgomery, 20, is charged with conspiracy, felony murder while armed with aggravating circumst...