Judge Grants Request to Remove Defendant from GPS Monitoring

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 2, 2020
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On July 2, a judge granted a request to remove a defendant’s GPS monitoring device after the victim moved out of the area.

Norman Horace is charged with stalking a woman. 

He appeared before District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann on June 25 to discuss his noncompliance with his GPS monitoring requirement. He had come back into compliance right before the hearing by getting his GPS device replaced.

At that time, Judge Herrmann continued the hearing to see if Horace would remain in compliance with his instructions to report to the Pretrial Services Agency daily.

On July 2, Horace appeared before District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna. A representative from pretrial services confirmed that Horace had been in full compliance since his last hearing.

Horace’s defense attorney, Kevin Irving, requested that he be removed from GPS monitoring as the victim has moved out of the area.

Judge McKenna granted the request to remove the GPS requirement, citing that Horace was only on monitoring to protect the victim. She confirmed that there had been no violations of the stay-away order.

Horace’s next hearing is scheduled for Oct. 13.