Judge Issues Two Bench Warrants in Show Cause Hearings

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 5, 2020
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A DC Superior Court judge presided over four pretrial and three probation show cause hearings on Oct. 5. 

Edward Everstine did not show up to his pretrial show cause hearing because he is incarcerated in Florida.

Everstine, 29, is charged with accessory after the fact.

On Jan. 26, Angel Moses allegedly stabbed Anthony Williams at Union Station Metro Station after she said he refused to sell her drugs. The victim was found lying in a pool of blood. Fifteen minutes later Williams was pronounced dead. 

Moses is charged with second-degree murder while armed in Williams’ death.

Everstine was allegedly handed the knife by Moses. Everstine allegedly placed it in his duffle-bag and fled on the red-line Metro towards Shady Grove. 

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers apprehended Everstine a few minutes later at the Metro Center Station, where he was asleep in a red-line metro car, according to court documents. Once he was searched they found the knife in his blood stained duffle-bag. 

The prosecution said that Everstein also currently has ongoing charges in Maryland, Virginia and Florida. 

Judge Julie Becker issued a bench warrant to serve as a detainer.

Aloysius Carter did not show up to his pretrial show cause hearing because he is being held on charges he picked up after his last show cause hearing on Sept. 25.

Carter, 61, is charged with attempted threats for allegedly telling an 11 year-old boy and his siblings that he would kill them outside a corner store on the 3400 block of Dix Street, NE on June 23. He was then charged with contempt on Sept. 2 for allegedly violating his release conditions.

During his Sept. 25 hearing, Judge Becker told Carter that his compliance would have to be perfect going forward to remain on pretrial release. 

However, on Oct. 1, Carter picked up three more cases. In two of them, he is charged with contempt. In the other, he is charged with GPS tampering.

Defense attorney John Sample said his client has the tendency to lash out.

Judge Becker scheduled the next hearing  for Oct. 21. 

Judge Becker terminated Daeshawn Brown’s probation as unsuccessful. 

Brown, 21, pleaded guilty to carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business in January. He was sentenced to six months, all of which were suspended, plus one year of probation under the Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA), which would effectively seal his case after he completes his requirements. 

The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) reported that Brown has been completely non compliant. They reported that he has violated curfew multiple times, hung up on CSOSA after not contacting them for months and frequently hung out in high crime areas. 

Both the prosecution and CSOSA request that the probation be revoked. 

“The arrest and conviction is going to follow you in a way it wouldn’t have,” said Judge Becker. “This outcome is not what I would’ve wanted.” 

Brown will not be taken to DC Jail, but the conviction will now remain on his record. 

Malcolm Cobb was virtually present for his probation show cause hearing. 

Cobb was sentenced to 90 days, all of which were suspended, plus one year of probation for second-degree theft in April 2019. Per his release, Cobb must undergo mental health and drug abuse treatment.

Cobb recently checked himself into a treatment center for a 28 days program, so Judge Becker continued the show cause hearing to Dec. 7. 

Judge Becker continued Darryl Mathews’ pretrial show cause hearing to give him more time to come into compliance with his pretrial release conditions.

Matthews, 37, is charged with unlawful entry onto private property for allegedly entering a 7-11 and an apartment complex from which he had previously been barred. Matthews also had a bench warrant for his arrest in a previous simple assault case. 

Matthews’ next show cause hearing is scheduled for Nov. 5.

Malique Jackson was absent from his probation show cause hearing.

Jackson was sentenced under the YRA to 180 days, all of which were suspended, plus one year of probation for simple assault. 

While on probation, Jackson has been re-arrested three times in Maryland and has been a loss of contact with CSOSA since Nov. 19. 

Defense attorney Sellano Simmons said he does not know his client’s whereabouts. 

Judge Becker issued a bench warrant for Jackson’s arrest. 

Angelique Brown was also missing from her probation show cause hearing. 

Brown, 26, was sentenced under the YRA to 60 days, all of which were suspended, plus one year of probation for simple assault. She picked up the charge after she ran out into the road to stop a metro bus and, once on board, assaulted the bus driver. 

Brown was regularly checking in with CSOSA, but she then lost contact completely. 

Defense attorney, Justin Okezie, requested that Judge Becker not issue a bench warrant and continue the show cause until February. Brown is due then for a court date to address her re-arrest for unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and disorderly conduct. 

Judge Becker agreed to continue the show cause until Feb. 3. 

This article was written by Sierra Robbins