Judge Grants Defendant’s Request to Remove GPS Monitor

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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno granted Sebastian Fonseca-Gomez’s modification request to remove his GPS monitor while released during a Sept. 23 hearing.

Fonseca-Gomez, 26, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon after allegedly stabbing a victim at the intersection of 7th Street and A Street, NE on May 15. According to court documents, the victim had three stab wounds and described the attack weapon as being identical to a folding knife that Fonseca-Gomez allegedly surrendered to police.

According to court documents, Fonseca-Gomez followed the victim on his bike while she was walking a dog. After following the victim for a few blocks and taunting her, he allegedly pepper sprayed the victim and stabbed her in the buttocks area.   

During the hearing, Fonseca-Gomez’s defense attorney John Machado requested GPS tracking be removed as a condition of his release. Judge Salerno granted this request and confirmed that a stay away order remains in place. 

Parties are set to return Oct. 24.