DC Jail Needs to Make Accommodations for High Risk Defendant, Judge Says

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On June 24, a DC Superior Court Judge ordered that accommodations be made for a defendant due to health conditions, which put him at a higher risk of dying from the coronavirus.

Quincy Walters, 38, is charged with assault with theintent to kill while armed. He was arrested in connection with an incident that occurred on April 12 in which two people were shot multiple times in the rear alley of the 1300 block of Congress Street, SE. Both victims lived, but one sustained orbital fractures and brain swelling.

In her ruling, Judge Ronna Lee Beck ordered Walters remain in jail without bail.

He is scheduled to return to court on July 10.