A DC Superior Court judge issued a bench warrant for a domestic violence defendant who failed to appear in court for a sentencing hearing.
Lorraine Owens was initially charged with assault with a dangerous weapon but pleaded down to simple assault in February 2020.
Owens also failed to appear for a sentencing hearing on Sept. 7. At that time, Judge John Campbell issued a judicial summons and rescheduled the sentencing for Sept. 29.
When Owens did not show up to that hearing, either, defense attorney Winston Yallery-Arthur said he had contacted her family member but had not heard from or seen the defendant.
Judge Campbell issued a bench warrant for her arrest and rescheduled the sentencing for Oct. 14.
