A shooting defendant accused of repeated curfew violations told DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe he was locked out of his residence in a show cause hearing on June 30.
On May 5, Dayquan Henderson, 23, pleaded guilty to unlawful discharge of a firearm and misdemeanor possession of an unregistered firearm for his involvement in a non-fatal shooting on the 300 block of Anacostia Road, SE, on May 11, 2024. No injuries were reported.
A representative from the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) ordered Henderson to appear before Judge Pipe due to allegations of multiple release violations, including his GPS not being charged as required.
Henderson’s defense attorney, Daniel Kovler, stated that Henderson had moved since accepting his plea and is now living with his mother. He mentioned that an additional key was never created for the residence, which caused Henderson to have to wait for his mother to return home from work before he could enter the apartment.
According to the prosecution, PSA notified Henderson that his GPS monitor had lost power on June 24. Kovler stated that Henderson did not receive the alert and remained unaware until June 27 when Kovler informed him of the issue.
Upon notification, Henderson immediately fixed it. PSA allegedly found that the device’s charger had stopped working.
Judge Pipe discharged the show cause, and reminded Henderson he must comply with all release conditions.
Parties are set to reconvene on July 25.
