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- July 7, 2020
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A DC Superior Court judge decided against releasing a defendant on July 7.
On Aug, 8, 2019, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers confronted Haile Wade at the intersection of 5th and E Street, NW after finding an unregistered handgun with a 17-round magazine in his car, according to court documents. He resisted arrest when officers discovered cocaine, amphetamines and opioids.
A jury found him guilty of unlawful possession of ammunition, possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest on Nov. 22, 2019. He was sentenced to serve nearly seven months in jail plus one year of supervised probation.
On June 23, Wade was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction. He was detained at DC jail, where he is currently being held.
During the July 7 probation show cause hearing, Judge Michael O’Keefe ruled that the defendant will remain in jail, as he was not present for the hearing.
Wade’s next hearing is scheduled for Aug. 7.