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D.C. Witness Staff
- October 7, 2020
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On Oct. 6, DC Superior Court Judge James Crowell released 16 defendants and held four defendants in DC Jail during initial hearings.
Judge Crowell held two defendants in assault cases.
The first defendant, Derrick Singletary, charged with assault with significant bodily injury, remains detained pending his next court date.
Singletary, 37, was held due to his extensive criminal record and history of multiple bench warrants and simple assaults. The judge also made this decision because Singletary is currently on supervision for a robbery committed in 2018.
The second defendant was held due to the serious nature of the alleged crime.
He is charged with carrying a pistol without a license outside of a home or business, assault with a dangerous weapon and unlawful discharge of a firearm in a domestic violence case. Judge Crowell found it alarming that the defendant fired a firearm at two individuals after assaulting them.
The third defendant held was John Morgan, who is charged with second-degree burglary. He was held because he is currently on probation for the exact same offense from 2019.
The 55-year-old also has 43 separate convictions, a history of tampering with GPS monitoring devices and multiple probation violation reports.
The final defendant held was Robert Taylor, Jr., who pleaded guilty to third-degree sexual abuse in March of 2019.
As per sentencing, Taylor was given two years supervised probation. Since his release, he has incurred multiple probation violations and bench warrants, which was why Judge Crowell decided to detain him.
Judge Crowell released eight defendants charged with various misdemeanors. All were given stay-away orders or the requirement to report to the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA).
One of the eight defendants charged with a misdemeanor also had a fugitive from justice charge. She was released with the requirement to turn herself in to Maryland authorities as soon as possible.
Two defendants charged with second-degree burglary were released. One was released with a stay-away order and must report to PSA, while the other was released under the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP) and must also report to PSA.
Two individuals in separate domestic violence cases were also released.
The first was charged with simple assault. He was released with the requirement to report to PSA and was given a no harassing, assaultive, stalking or threatening (HATS) order.
The second defendant was charged with simple assault as well as attempted possession of a prohibited weapon. He was released with the requirement to report to PSA, abide by a stay-away order and given the order to not possess a firearm.
Four additional cases were heard by Judge Crowell and all were released with either stay-away orders or the condition to report to PSA.