A carjacking and kidnapping defendant pleaded not guilty to seven charges during a hearing Sept. 23.
Winston Timoteo, 26, is charged with armed carjacking, kidnapping while armed, three counts possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, assault with attempt to commit robbery while armed and first-degree theft for his alleged involvement in an incident that occurred on the 100 block of 6th Street, NE on Dec. 26.
According to court documents, Timoteo was pulled over for driving in the wrong direction on a one-way road. A carjacking victim later told police that an individual, later said a person identified as Timoteo, had stolen his car. He also alleged that the defendant had a gun and that he allegedly fled on foot after being approached by an officer.
Terrence Austin, Timoteo’s attorney, requested an additional week to continue conferring with a DNA expert. DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur approved the request.
Prosecution requested that the defendant be subject to a grand jury and a personal protective order, which Judge Arthur also approved.
Parties are slated to reconvene Oct. 8.
