DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno granted a defense motion for a stabbing suspect to be taken off GPS monitoring on Sept. 23.
Roshawn Petway, 40, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and aggravated assault knowingly while armed for allegedly stabbing a woman on 3300 block of 10th Place, SE on April 22.
Defense counsel Lisbeth Sapirstein asked Judge Salerno to “step her[Petway] down” since Petway hadn’t violated any conditions of her stay away order and the indictment deadline isn’t until February 2026.
The prosecution argued that due to two alleged violations where the victim claimed Petway came to the property without a police escort and the serious pending charges, they’re against taking her off the monitor.
However, the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) found no violations of the stay away order.
Judge Salerno granted the defense’s motion to be taken off of GPS, however, the rest of the stay away order would remain.
The parties are slated to reconvene Feb. 3.
