The retired lieutenant, Jesse Porter, had originally been charged last year with involuntary manslaughter while armed.
He was fatally shot by MPD Officer Brian Trainer on September 11.
The complaints raised last week by a group of recent grand jury members that their five-week civic duties left them unfairly severed from the outside world did not take long to reach the attention of D.C.’s judiciary.
The thought of serving on a grand jury might bring visions of Sam Waterston pacing in front of you presenting damning evidence about suspected criminals. In reality, according to members of a recent panel, it can get infuriatingly boring.
WJLA reports that a Prince George’s County grand jury hearing evidence in the June killing of inmate Ronnie White has disbanded without issuing an indictment. Medical examiners determined that White died from asphyxiation from being strangled to death while in custody on homicide charges in the death of Prince George’s County Police Sergeant Richard Findley. The Post follows up with a quote from State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey as saying that a new grand jury has…
How about that first snow storm of the season, Washington? CapitalWeather.com says that “yesterday’s clipper system actually significantly ‘over-performed,'” which is why we ended up with 2-4″ of snow for the region instead of the 1″ we were originally expecting. The Examiner was concerned about your commute this morning thanks to overnight lows that were forecast to drop into the low 20s, allowing for ice to refreeze on the roads in time for this…
A trial that has captivated Washington has come to an end. From CNN: Former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby has been found guilty on four of five counts in his perjury and obstruction of justice trial. Libby, 56, faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and a fine of $1 million. The five-count indictment against the former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney alleges perjury, obstruction of justice and making false…
DCist first told you about Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s documentary film Jesus Camp back in June, when it walked away with the Grand Jury Award from the SILVERDOCS AFI/Discovery Channel Film Festival. Now paired up with Magnolia Pictures, Jesus Camp is currently at Landmark’s E Street Theater and has been making a big splash at box offices all over the country. The film follows a group of evangelical Christian kids from Missouri as they…
We promise you, Washington, we’ll let go of this soon. Very soon. By November 7th at the latest. Yesterday, George Allen placed a telephone call to S.R. Sidarth to apologize yet again for the slip of the tongue that has sent his campaign into a tailspin. Allen’s critics remain unimpressed, including the 50 protesters that greeted President Bush’s arrival at an Allen fundraiser yesterday with signs that included, “Hey, George, macaca is a bad word.”…
Listen Washington, we know this will be hard to be believe, but we really had intended not to beat this whole George Allen racial slur thing to death. Problem is, like a zombie dressed in body armor, this one is just awfully tough to kill. Now this morning the Associated Press has the word that President Bush has agreed to fundraise for Allen, even after the senator’s sizable lead over his opponent Jim Webb was…