8 Defendants Held During Initial Hearings

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 8, 2020
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DC Superior Court Judge James Crowell held eight out of the 30 cases on Oct. 7. 

Anthony Robinson, 58, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and with being a fugitive from justice in Virginia. Robinson allegedly stabbed a victim in the chest after an argument ensued on the 2500 block of Firth Sterling Avenue, SE, on Oct. 5. 

Judge Crowell said Robinson has 24 prior convictions and four executed bench warrants, leading him to believe that Robinson will not cooperate with pretrial release conditions and made the decision to hold him. 

Kinshasa Reddock was held by Judge Crowell on charges for unlawful entry on to private property. 

Reddock, 37, is on pretrial release in a different case and was ordered to stay away from the private residence that he unlawfully entered. Reddock has ten previous convictions and has been a loss of contact in his ongoing case, leading Judge Crowell to hold him without bail.

Judge Crowell held Darius Berry for unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction after he was allegedly carrying a handgun outside Children’s National Medical Center on Oct. 6. 

Berry, 27, was convicted of assault with intent to kill and assault with significant bodily injury in 2014. 

Due to the seriousness of his prior convictions and new charges, Judge Crowell determined Berry to be a danger to the community and granted the prosecution’s request for a hold.  

William Edwards is charged with kidnapping while armed after he allegedly assaulted a staff member with a taser at a group home and dragged the victim down to the basement. The victim was allegedly held against his will for three hours. Edwards and another suspect allegedly robbed the victim. 

Edwards, 22, said that he did it because of peer pressure. Edwards is currently on pretrial release for an additional charge in a 2018 case that occurred at the same group home.

Judge Crowell decided to hold Edwards due to the violent nature of his crimes. 

Travis Shaw was held on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction and for assaulting a law enforcement officer while armed. On Sept. 8, Shaw allegedly pointed a gun at Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers while attempting to flee. 

Shaw, 33, was previously convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon, robbery and burglary. 

Judge Crowell said that Shaw shows a pattern of criminal behavior and will be held. 

Judge Crowell also held Martel Howard for unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction. Howard was arrested by MPD officers after they allegedly observed him in a drug transition for oxycodone with two others. 

Howard, 20, allegedly had a firearm concealed near his groin area that was found by MPD when they searched him. 

This is Howard’s third reported firearm offense, with two previous convictions of carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business. 

Jahi Ashanti Hyman Waters was involved in the same incident as Howard and is also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction.

Waters, 22, allegedly attempted to flee from MPD officers when they began to arrest Howard. Once MPD apprehended Waters, they searched the vehicle the three defendants were using. A firearm was allegedly hidden in a Cheez-It bag that Waters was seen reaching for.

Judge Crowell held Waters due to his escalating violence, as he has been charged with five violent offenses in the past two years. 

Marcellus Stewart is charged with being a fugitive from justice in Maryland for a probation violation. 

Although Judge Crowell released the defendant for the fugitive matter, there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest issued by the US Marshals. Stewart is being held until that matter can be taken care of. 

Judge Crowell released five defendants charged with being fugitives from justice on the condition that they turn themselves in to the state that issued the arrest warrants. 

Five domestic violence defendants are charged with attempted threats to do bodily harm, assault, misdemeanor sex abuse or a protective order violation. Two male and female defendants were given stay away orders, while a male defendant was given the order not to harass, abuse, threaten, or stalk (HATS) the victim. They were all released by Judge Crowell.

Three felony defendants were released on charges for carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business and contempt. The defendants must report weekly to the pretrial services agency (PSA).

Five misdemeanor defendants were released by Judge Crowell for charges of destroying property less than $1,000, tampering with GPS devices, assault, attempted threats to do bodily harm and assault of a law enforcement officer.

Four final defendants were released with various release conditions, including not possessing firearms, reporting to PSA, GPS monitoring and a stay away order.

This article was written by Sierra Robbins