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Alex Garcia Pecina
- October 24, 2024
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DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein ordered court US Marshals to take a homicide defendant back to the DC Jail for exhibiting rowdy behavior in court on Oct. 23.
Kyle Piunti, 35, is charged with second-degree murder for his alleged involvement in a vehicular accident that led to the death of 54-year-old Michael Hamlin, on Jan. 3 on I-295 southbound.
According to court documents, Hamlin had stopped his vehicle in a weigh station off the highway after being involved in a collision. Piunti was allegedly driving a blue vehicle at a high rate of speed when he hit Hamlin and his vehicle, before allegedly fleeing the scene on foot.
During the hearing, Piunti began to shout aggressively about his prior attorney, Kevin Mosley’s resigning from his case and the court’s appointing Carrie Weletz as his legal representative. That’s when the judge removed Piunti from the courtroom.
Parties are slated to reconvene Nov. 15.