Judge Holds 6 Defendants During Initial Hearings

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 1, 2020
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On Oct. 1, DC Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna released 16 defendants, held five at the DC jail and held one under the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services’ (DYRS) custody.

Marquise McFadden was brought in on a bench warrant for failing to appear at his hearing.

In his case, he is charged with an armed robbery that occurred on July 23, 2019. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) were dispatched in response to a robbery on the corner of 6^th and Chesapeake Streets, SE. Marquis, 20, was released for the robbery charge but held on a bench warrant for a parole matter. 

Maurice Cary is charged with distribution of a controlled substance on Sept. 30. Cary was arrested by MPD after selling cocaine to an undercover police officer on the 4900 block of Nash Street, NE. Cary was held given his pending firearms case and his history of not complying with pretrial conditions.

Aloysius Carter was arrested for three separate cases, including one charge of tampering with a GPS monitoring device and two charges of contempt. Carter was held for being noncompliant by violating a stay-away order that has been given to him multiple times. 

Ion Cooper and Glen Lewis were both held on fugitive charges. Cooper had an underlying charge of aggravated assault in Maryland.

Lewis is a fugitive from Virginia with an underlying charge of fraud, and he was brought in for failing to appear at his extradition hearing on Sept. 30. Both defendants are being held so that the demanding jurisdictions may pick them up, though Cooper is being held under DYRS’ custody as he is a juvenile being charged as an adult. 

Anthony Hunter is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm with a previous conviction. Police were told that Hunter, 50, utilized a gun to “bully” clients who had agreed to pay for cocaine. On Sept. 30, police were given a tip on Hunter’s location and recorded his actions. He was arrested the following day. He is being held in DC jail due to his criminal history, which includes two prior convictions for possessing firearms illegally. 

Of those released, one did not have charges filed by the prosecution.

There were a total of four domestic violence cases, and all of the defendants were released. Three defendants were given stay-away orders from the victims, and one was given a no harassing, assaulting, threatening or stalking (HATS) order.

Three defendants charged with misdemeanors were released by Judge McKenna. Their charges include GPS tampering, contempt, simple assault and shoplifting. Two of the defendants were given stay-away orders and one was ordered to report to his probation officer immediately.

Two additional fugitive cases were heard by Judge McKenna, and both of the defendants were ordered to turn themselves in to Maryland authorities where they are wanted.

Three defendants charged with felonies were also released. Their underlying charges include unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction, assault with intent to commit third-degree sexual abuse and unlawful possession of liquid PCP. Two of the defendants were ordered not to possess any firearms or ammunition while the third was placed into the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP) with GPS monitoring, a stay-away order and 24-hour home confinement unless he is going to work.

Two defendants, brought in on bench warrants for failing to appear at their hearings, were released with new court dates of March 4, 2021, and Feb. 22, 2021.

One final defendant has been in the hospital since Sept. 21, so his hearing was moved to Oct. 2. The defendant is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction.