DC Superior Court Judge Renee Raymond denied the release of a Metro bus stabbing defendant who waived his right to a preliminary hearing on April 17.
Troy Ivy, 56, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal stabbing that occurred on April 14 on a Metro bus at the intersection of H and 2nd Streets, NE. The victim sustained a stab wound to his upper shoulder.
According to court records, the victim and Ivy allegedly got into an argument after the victim accidentally bumped into Ivy on the bus. Ivy reportedly retrieved a knife from his pocket, waved it in the victim’s face, the victim pushed Ivy away, and allegedly stabbed them.
At the hearing, Ivy’s attorney, Craig Ricard, alerted Judge Raymond that his client was waiving his right to a preliminary hearing thus automatically establishing a basis for probable cause.
Ricard requested his client’s release on GPS monitoring and a curfew. Ricard stated that Ivy owns and operates a construction management company. According to Ricard, Ivy was acting in self-defense during the incident, and video footage from the Metro bus will “exonerate [Ivy].”
The prosecution requested Ivy remain held, arguing there was a “quick escalation” from a verbal argument to a stabbing. Prosecutors had concerns with Ivy having to go to “unidentified locations” for his construction job, if he was released.
Judge Raymond stated the incident is, “phenomenally concerning and dangerous.”
As a result, Judge Raymond denied the request for release.
Parties are slated to reconvene on April 29.
