Judge Postpones Hearing for Two Weeks

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 2, 2020
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On July 2, a DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman postponed a defendant’s hearing for two weeks at the defense’s request.

Francisco Rochie was charged with unlawful possession of liquid PCP on May 1. 

The day before, Metropolitan Police Department officers pulled over Rochie, 30, on the 4200 block of Arkansas Avenue, NW.

Police said the stop was for invalid tags on the defendant’s vehicle. Officers looked Rochie up on the Washington Area Law Enforcement System and discovered his license was suspended in Maryland. 

Officers asked Rochie to step out of the vehicle and tell them if there was anything in the vehicle they needed to know about. The defendant said, “I got PCP in the center console, I smoke PCP.” 

Police found a half-full 1oz clear glass vial containing a substance that smelled like PCP.  They also found a half-full 1oz clear glass vial containing a substance that smelled like PCP. 

Rochie’s next hearing is scheduled for July 16.