DC Superior Court Judge Robert Hildum accepted a jail stabbing defendant’s waiver of his preliminary hearing on June 9.
Dwayne Bean-Freeman, 22, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a stabbing on April 2 on the 1900 block of D Street, NE, at the DC Jail.
Bean-Freeman is currently incarcerated at the jail for a previous unrelated crime.
According to the arrest warrant, Bean-Freeman and other inmates were met at their housing unit to be escorted to the infirmary to receive medication. The correction officer escorting them was also scanning the inmates for metal detection but reported missing Bean-Freeman as he was further behind the group. The officer also said he missed hearing the metal detector go off at the second security screening at the infirmary since it was out of earshot.
CCTV video footage from the DC Jail allegedly shows Bean-Freeman retrieve an object from his waistband, strikes the victim, and the victim strikes him back. Both inmates were then transported to local hospitals for sustained injuries. Bean-Freeman reportedly stated to detectives at the hospital that he “did not know nothing” about the incident and what occurred.
In court, Bean-Freeman’s attorney, Kevin Robertson, alerted parties of his client’s intent to waive his right to a preliminary hearing of the evidence against him. Judge Hildum accepted the waiver and parties set a nominal bond in the present case because the defendant is already held for his other matter. The prosecution did not object.
The parties are scheduled to reconvene on July 15.
