DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe denied a defense request to release a shooting defendant facing new charges in another case on April 9.
Malik Stone, 28, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction. The charges stem from Stone’s alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting on July 30, 2025 on the 2100 block of R Street, SE.
According to court documents, ShotSpotter detected 15 gunshots but no injuries were reported.
Henry Druschel, Stone’s attorney, stated that while on release in this case, his client was arrested in a new case on March 3 for allegedly fleeing a law enforcement officer.
Druschel asked for his client’s release while awaiting trial due to Stone’s previous history of compliance while on release, apart from the new case, and according to Druschel, for which the prosecution failed to provide evidence.
Prosecutors opposed Stone’s release due to his new charges and a past felony conviction. According to court records, Stone was convicted of attempted robbery in 2017.
Judge Pipe denied Stone’s release because of his prior felony conviction, the new case, and video evidence of Stone reportedly firing shots.
According to Druschel, the prosecution failed to provide all the evidence he requested on Oct. 2, 2025, including DNA collected from Stone’s residence and documents from ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system used to alert law enforcement agencies of potential incidents.
The prosecution claimed they handed over all evidence they had at this time, including DNA and a single document they received from ShotSpotter showing a cluster of shots.
Druschel asked for the prosecution to provide additional ShotSpotter documents that depict the individual shots fired during the incident, which he believed were sent to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Prosecutors stated that they did not have those additional documents and had not asked MPD for their ShotSpotter documents.
Judge Pipe ordered the prosecution to obtain the documents from MPD if possible and send them over to Druschel.
Parties are scheduled to reconvene on April 24.
