Judge Releases Defendant Charged with Assault

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A DC Superior Court judge released a defendant on April 27.

William Davis pleaded guilty to assault with significant bodily and simple assault for destroying his dentist’s computer and pushing a patient down as he left a dental office on Jan. 15.

Judge Todd Edelman released Davis into the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP).

Davis filed a motion for release because of the COVID-19 pandemic on April 21.

Davis is scheduled for sentencing on July 10.