DC Superior Court Judge Andrea L Hertzfeld ordered the installation of a GPS monitoring device on a non-fatal shooting defendant, so he could attend his grandmother’s funeral.
Diandre Caesar, 30, was convicted by a jury April 9 on two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and two counts of possession of a firearm in a crime of violence.
On June 27, Judge Hertzfeld granted permission for Caesar to be released from DC Jail on June 27 at 4 p.m. until June 28 at 8 p.m. to attend his Grandmother’s funeral amidst legal proceedings.
She initiated the in-court installation of the GPS monitoring device in accordance with his release order.
Caesar was originally charged with three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, one count of second-degree cruelty to children with a grave risk, one count of carrying a pistol without license outside a home or business, one count of possession of an unregistered firearm, and one count of unlawful possession of ammunition, for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting on June 28, 2022, on the 2200 block of New York Avenue, NE.
Caesar’s case is pending sentencing, parties are slated to return on July 10.
