DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe denied a carjacking defendant’s request for release in a hearing on July 15 due to a detainer for a burglary in Maryland.
Traviyan Hardy, 24, and Kevin Lester, 36, are charged with unarmed carjacking for their alleged involvement in an incident that occurred at the 300 block of 40th Street, SE on June 13.
Both co-defendants were present in a hearing to discuss any outstanding issues before their trial begins on Sept. 29. Hardy’s defense attorney, Everald Thompson, asked if she could be released prior to trial.
The prosecution opposed this. Judge Pipe said she would continue to hold Hardy based on the nature of the crime and detainer Hardy currently has for an alleged burglary and a crime of violence in Maryland.
The parties are set to reconvene on Aug. 18.
