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- July 27, 2020
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A DC Superior Court judge issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a defendant who did not show up to his pretrial show cause hearing on July 27.
Michael Dudley is charged with simple assault and destruction of property less than $1,000 for allegedly throwing a six-pack of soda onto the ground and attacking a customer at a liquor store on the 4400 block of Southern Ave, SE on Feb. 27.
The hearing was scheduled to address Dudley’s issues complying with the terms of his pretrial release. He received four notices of noncompliance since being released on May 21.
Judge Julie Becker decided to issue the warrant because of how many times Dudley failed to comply with his release conditions and his failure to appear in court.