Judge Hears 6 Domestic Violence Cases During Initial Hearings

By D.C. Witness Staff - January 9, 2021
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On Jan. 8, DC Superior Court Judge Renee Raymond heard 19 cases during initial hearings, 6 of which were domestic violence cases. 

Judge Raymond held a total of seven defendants during the hearings, and four of those defendants were charged with domestic violence offenses.

The first defendant held is charged with simple assault and destruction of property. The prosecution requested a hold, citing one of the alleged victims is a 4-year-old child.

It’s “incredibly disturbing is that he’s on supervised release for assault with significant bodily injury and threats to kidnap or injure a person,” Judge Raymond said.

The defendant will be held at DC Jail until his next hearing, which is scheduled for Jan. 26.

Another adult male defendant is also held on a simple assault charge.

Judge Raymond decided to hold the defendant since the alleged victim in this new case is the same alleged victim in another pending domestic violence case. 

After yelling profanities at the judge’s decision, the defendant went off camera and got into a physical altercation with a correctional officer at the Central Cell Block (CCB).

Judge Raymond said she was supposed to serve the defendant with a Civil Protection Order (CPO), but that he would just have to get the paperwork in lieu of a verbal order).

The third defendant held is charged with contempt, simple assault and assault on a police officer. The defendant allegedly violated a CPO as well as a stay-away order, which was given to him in another pending domestic violence case that also involves the same alleged victim.

The final defendant that Judge Raymond decided to hold is charged with simple assault.

He was also brought in on another, non-domestic violence case in which he is charged with contempt and unlawful entry onto private property. Judge Raymond held the defendant given his increasing number of pending cases as well as the alleged conduct in his new domestic violence case.

The final two domestic violence defendants are charged with a bail violation and simple assault.

The defendant charged with violating bail was ordered to return to court and follow her existing pretrial release conditions. The second defendant was ordered to stay away from the victim as well as get a GPS monitoring device installed.