Firearms Defendant Wanted on Bench Warrant

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 31, 2020
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A DC Superior Court judge issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a defendant who is a loss of contact and did not show up to his July 31 hearing.

Tyree Stanley, 26, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers say they found a handgun wedged in the steering wheel of a car when they pulled the defendant over on June 3 on the 900 block of Ingraham Street, NW.

Stanley also failed to appear in court on July 27. During that hearing, Judge Julie Becker denied the prosecution’s request for a bench warrant and continued the case to allow him another opportunity to appear.

Anthony Smith, Stanley’s attorney, told Judge Becker he did not know where his client was. Smith said he had made several attempts to contact him, including appearing at his family’s home, to no avail.