DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe canceled a bench warrant for a defendant’s arrest on July 9 because he was detained at another jail when he failed to show up to his court date.
Anton Abney pleaded guilty to simple assault on Oct. 26, 2017. He was sentenced to 18 months of supervised probation.
Abney failed to report to the hearing that was scheduled after he violated the conditions of his probation, prompting the bench warrant to be issued.
Defense attorney Thomas Healy said his client did not show up because he was detained at the Montgomery County Detention Center in Clarksburg, Md., where he was serving a sentence for underage possession of a regulated firearm.
