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D.C. Witness Staff
- February 5, 2019
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During a show cause hearing Feb. 5, a DC Superior Court judge dismissed a recommendation to revoke a murder defendant’s conditions of release after the defense said their client was hospitalized.
Sean “Ki-Ki” Baker is charged with first-degree murder while armed for her alleged role in stabbing 35-year-old Robert Leroi Wiggins on the 300 block of 37th Street, SE in 2016. According to court documents, Baker and Wiggins were romantically involved.
Baker is currently released on specialized supervision, which consists of drug rehabilitation services and drug testing.
According to the defense, Baker had a stroke and was discharged from the hospital on Feb. 3.
A representative from the court told Judge Todd E. Edelman that Baker was not in compliance with her terms of release. The representative said he recommended the court revoke Baker’s conditions of release and place her in jail.
It is unclear what the alleged violation was or when it took place.
Judge Edelman said that he was not “inclined” to put Baker in jail given her hospitalization, saying “I can’t hold it against her.” However, he did request that court services verify that Baker was hospitalized and the duration of her stay.
Baker is scheduled for a status hearing on Feb. 22.
According to court documents, Wiggins thought Baker stole his wallet and the duo got into a verbal altercation, which later escalated. Baker told police Wiggins started collecting all the knives and screwdrivers in the house and placed them in a bookbag. Apparently, the duo “wrestled” over a knife that fell out of the bag and that’s when Wiggins was “inadvertently” stabbed in the heart.