A stabbing defendant failed to appear for a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on Oct. 30, and court officials don’t know his location.
Daeyon Ross, 24, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and the unlawful possession of contraband in a penal institution for his alleged involvement in a stabbing that wounded one individual at the DC Jail, located on the 1900 block of D Street, SE, on July 19.
When Judge Hertzfeld asked where Ross was, the prosecution told the court that the defendant had been released from the Bureau of Prisons (BoP) a few days prior and that neither party had been in contact with him.
The hearing was postponed to give the court time to locate the defendant and notify him about his court date.
Parties are set to reconvene on Nov. 13.
