A DC Superior Court judge denied the release of a defendant facing a charge of possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance.
The defense argued that Marcus Thomas is not a flight risk and if released promised to comply with all terms of release.
Judge Anita Josey-Herring decided July 15 not to release Thomas. She said she had concerns about him complying with the terms of release. The defendant has a history of not appearing for court or contacting probation officers.
According to court documents, Thomas was pulled over for a traffic stop on Nov. 13, 2019, on the 400 block of Condon Terrace, SE. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers saw that the vehicle was unregistered and asked if they could search the vehicle.
Thomas declined, but a k9 unit positively identified there was a substance. When officers searched the vehicle, they found substances that looked and smelled like PCP as well as methamphetamine (meth).
The substances tested positive for PCP and meth.
Another hearing for this case is set for Aug. 25.
