Judge Denies Domestic Violence Defendant’s Release Request

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 11, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles |

A DC Superior Court judge denied a defendant’s request for release or placement into an inpatient drug treatment program. 

The defendant is charged with felony first-degree child sex abuse and simple assault of a 15-year-old victim. The 31-year-old defendant is also charged with simple assault in three other cases.

During the Feb. 10 hearing, the prosecution opposed the defense’s release request, citing the defendant’s repeated noncompliance, bench warrants, and removal of GPS tracking device. 

Defense attorney Madalyn Harvey requested an earlier hearing date, but Judge Juliet McKenna said the defendant was ineligible for an earlier date.

Judge McKenna requested that the prosecution provide Harvey with a single plea for all three of the misdemeanor simple assault cases.

The next hearing is set for July 26.