Jasmine Hilton

Washington, D.C.

Metro reporter covering crime and courts

Education: Ohio State University, BA in journalism

Jasmine Hilton is a reporter covering crime and courts on the Metro desk at The Washington Post. She has interned at NBC News Washington and Politico Magazine.
Latest from Jasmine Hilton

Alsobrooks formally resigns as Prince George’s county executive

The departure of Alsobrooks, who is headed to the U.S. Senate, triggers a pair of special election to fill her vacant seat and, potentially, two more special elections for a vacant council seat.

December 2, 2024
Angela Alsobrooks (D) is sworn in for her first term as Prince George’s county executive in December 2018, with her daughter, Alex, at her side.

Her son was killed raking leaves. She wants to save other teens.

Two years after the fatal shooting of her teenage son, a Prince George’s County mother starts a foundation in his honor.

December 2, 2024
Jayz Agnew and his mom Juanita Agnew.

Prince George’s County police officer ordered fired after viral video

Francesco Marlett was suspended last year after a viral video showed him in uniform getting in the back seat of his cruiser with a woman.

November 22, 2024

Maryland murder suspect caught in North Carolina

Authorities in North Carolina apprehended 23-year-old Raheem Hawkins-Boseman, less than a day after renewed publicity of the case in Prince George’s County.

November 21, 2024
Prince George's County Police Lt. Shane Goudreau holds a flier offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of Raheem Hawkins-Boseman in Capitol Heights, Maryland.

Search still on for suspect in fatal shooting outside Maryland Subway

Prince George’s County police officers are looking for more information to find and arrest 23-year-old Raheem Hawkins-Boseman.

November 20, 2024
Lt. Shane Goudreau holds up a flier offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of Raheem Hawkins-Boseman.

Man arrested in shooting of co-worker on Interstate 95 in Maryland

Maryland State Police arrested and charged 46-year-old Kevin Gross in the shooting of a man along a Maryland highway.

November 19, 2024

Man shot, wounded on Interstate 95, police say

Maryland State Police are investigating a shooting Monday morning on I-95.

November 18, 2024

Man who killed Pr. George’s detective’s son sentenced to 55 years

Kenneth Elwood Smith, 55, was convicted of fatally stabbing Desmond Thomas at a park in Fort Washington.

November 13, 2024
QUICK-Natiuonal-EnterpriseGavel on desk. Isolated with good copy space. Dramatic lighting. (iStock)

Mother pleads guilty to killing her son during an argument in Maryland

Querida Rivera, 43, was charged with murder in the stabbing of her 21-year-old son, Cristos Johnson.

November 8, 2024
Cristos Johnson pictured in 2021.

Alsobrooks’s Senate win fuels new contest over her Prince George’s seat

The county will either hold special elections or appoint a new county executive, depending on when she leaves her office.

November 8, 2024
Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, who was elected to the U.S. Senate, on Election Day in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.