DC Superior Court Judge Julie Becker scheduled a hearing for a defendant charged with second-degree burglary.
Dwayne Earl faces charges in connection with two robberies that occurred in May. He is accused of breaking into two different apartment buildings and allegedly robbing the residents. According to court documents, a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer saw Earl walking away from the scene of the second robbery and recognized him from surveillance footage of the earlier robbery.
Earl’s hearing is scheduled for Sept. 25.
Earl has been held in DC Jail since being charged on May 15. A request for his release based on the COVID-19 pandemic was filed more than a month ago, but the court has yet to formally grant or deny it.
When Earl’s attorney, Charles Haskell, asked Judge Becker of the status regarding the petition for release, she refused to release him.
The prosecution pointed out that Earl’s criminal history includes more than six felony convictions for burglary.
However, despite believing that Earl, if released, would still pose a threat to the community, Judge Becker did not deny the motion.
Instead, she left the final decision for DC Superior Court Judge John Campbell, the judge assigned to the case.
