A stabbing defendant waived his right to a preliminary hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Renee Raymond on Oct. 20.
Qwayne Patterson, 33, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a stabbing at the 4400 block of Barnaby Road, SE on Oct. 16. One individual suffered a stab to the neck.
Patterson signed a waiver of his preliminary hearing, which Judge Raymond verified and accepted in the hearing on Oct. 20.
Daniel Kovler, Patterson’s defense attorney, requested Patterson’s release, stating that he has no criminal record, a full-time job, and a negative drug test on his arrest.
Kovler claimed that fear and frustration may have led Patterson to making a poor decision, and that he apologized to the victim and took responsibility for the incident. He also argued the wound the victim suffered was “a mere nick.”
Kovler pushed for release with a stay-away order and GPS monitoring.
The prosecution acknowledged the apology from Patterson, but insisted on keeping Patterson detained, claiming that he held a knife to and cut the victim’s neck. They also noted that Patterson has a pending firearms related case, where he allegedly possessed multiple guns..
Judge Raymond denied the request for release, and Patterson will be held until the next hearing.
Parties are slated to reconvene on Nov. 3.
