DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe denied release for a defendant who stabbed his brother after he violated the terms of his probation in a hearing on March 23.
Manuel Yeager, 41, was sentenced on Jan. 9 to three years in prison, all suspended, in favor of one year of probation for assault with a dangerous weapon. The charge stemmed from a stabbing on the 2300 block of Q Street, SE on June 3, 2025.
According to court documents, Yeager stabbed his brother in the shin after an argument.
At the hearing, Yeager waived his preliminary hearing for an unrelated new case against him before Judge Pipe heard arguments for Yeager’s release in the stabbing case.
Yeager’s attorney, Brandon Burrell, requested that Judge Pipe release Yeager, saying his client was not a flight risk, has no bench warrants and no Bail Reform Act (BRA) convictions.
Judge Pipe stated that after Yeager’s initial release, he immediately went from the jail to the victim’s house, disobeying the court’s orders. Yeager also never checked in with the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA), said the judge.
For those reasons, Judge Pipe revoked Yeager’s release for violating his probation.
Parties are slated to reconvene on March 26.
