Court Update: May 7

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 8, 2020
Daily Stories | Homicides |

On May 7, judges at the DC Superior Courthouse released one inmate.

There was seven hearings that were not in relation to emergency releases because of COVID-19. Five of those hearings were sentencings where two defendants were sentenced and three sentencings were rescheduled. Two probation hearings also occurred where one man was given time to get into compliance with his conditions and the other man’s probation was revoked causing him to be re-arrested.

One hearing addressed accommodations being made by DC Jail, and one hearing was continued.

Judges denied four releases.

In total there were 14 defendants that had cases. A majority of the cases were for bond review hearings. You can read about each case on dcwitness.org.

Chad Everette Hawthorne  agreed to go over his medical records with his defense attorney. He will have a status hearing on May 13.

Hawthorne, 39, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the death of 35-year-old Antonio Bassett on the 3900 block of Pennsylvania Ave., SE on May 22, 2017.