Judge Denies Release While Inmate is Quarantined in Jail

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A DC Superior Court judge denied an inmate’s release April 16 because he is under quarantine in at the DC Jail.

Ja’Amonte Jeter is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon-gun for shooting a man on the 4500 block of B Street, SE on Nov. 18, 2019.

Jeter’s presence was waived because he was currently under quarantine in the jail.

Judge Anita Josey-Herring denied his request to be released in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.