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By
Justin Ancheta [former]
- January 27, 2022
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A preliminary hearing for a murder case was rescheduled because a defendant was in quarantine at DC Jail.
Christian Monge is accused of killing 28-year-old Brittanie Clark on Aug. 31, 2021. Metropolitan Police Department officers found Clark in a residence on the 5000 block of First Street, NW, that afternoon suffering from apparent puncture wounds to the torso, according to court documents.
Monge, 25, was arrested nearly a month later and charged with second-degree murder while armed. He was supposed to have a preliminary hearing on Jan. 20 to determine if his case has enough evidence to go to trial. After learning of the defendant’s quarantine status, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt scheduled the proceedings to happen on Feb. 1 instead.