DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe proceeded with a scheduled status hearing on July 7, despite a shooting defendant’s refusal to get off the transport bus froom the DC jail to the courthouse.
On Dec. 9, 2024, Anthrone Cabos, 28, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction for his involvement in a non-fatal shooting on the 600 block of Condon Terrace SE, on June 28, 2020. One person sustained injuries during the incident.
On June 29, defense attorney Kevin Patrick O’Sullivan requested that Cabos be transferred to Saint Elizabeths Hospital to evaluate Cabos’ mental state.
Since Cabos was reportedly uncooperative with the the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) during his previous competency evaluation, Judge O’Keefe requested that DBH conduct a mental health re-evaluation, but did not recommend that Cabos be hospitalized.
Judge O’Keefe stated he would not approve hospitalization without an explicit DBH recommendation.
The prosecution argued that Cabos is malingering and refusing to cooperate with doctors at DBH, adding that the evaluation must be completed before sentencing can proceed. The law says a defendant must demonstrate he is mentally competent enough to understand the charges against him and help his lawyer.
The case is scheduled for a status hearing for an update on Cabos’ mental state on July 17.
