DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur denied a stabbing defendant’s request to modify his curfew in a June 5 hearing.
Ndiaye Elhadji, 24, Dionte Anderson, 25, Tyrone Hawkins, 22, and Dion Lee, 24, are charged with assault with a dangerous weapon with a sharp object, unlawful possession of contraband in a penal institution, and carrying a dangerous weapon.
According to court documents, the four suspects allegedly stabbed a fellow inmate. A corrections officer was injured trying to break up the melee at the DC Jail on the 1900 block of D Street, SE. The stabbing victim survived.
Marnitta King, Elhadji’s defense attorney, requested his release conditions be modified in order to attend work and night school. Elhadji is currently under GPS monitoring with a curfew.
King asked that the curfew be eliminated altogether while he remains on the GPS device as the four co-defendants await trial.
King argued that her client hasn’t been convicted of a crime since he was a juvenile in 2013, and has been compliant with all conditions imposed by the court.
The prosecution objected to the request, citing the dangerous nature of the offense.
Judge Arthur denied the defense request, but stated that he would “reconsider it at the next hearing.”
All parties are set to return on July 9.
