A DC judge vacated a defendant’s mental observation hearing and released him to a psychiatric hospital on April 17.
Kenneth Washington is charged with simple assault and failure to appear in court as outlined in the Bail Reform Act.
DC Superior Court Judge Jonathan Pittman vacated Washington’s mental observation hearing scheduled, which was scheduled for July 1. Washington was sent to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, DC’s psychiatric institution to be held.
No new hearings have been scheduled.
