A DC Superior Court judge arraigned a homicide defendant and granted the new defense attorney’s request to continue a status hearing so he would have time to get up to date on the case.
Lance Ammons, a 42-year-old army veteran, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 62-year-old Robert Bolich on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge on Aug. 22, 2019.
According to court documents, the two were strangers.
Ammons is currently being held at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, DC’s psychiatric institution. His case is awaiting a ruling based on whether he is competent to stand trial.
Judge Marisa Demeo scheduled a status hearing for Aug. 25.
Ammons is also charged with carrying a dangerous weapon outside a home or business in this case.
