Judge Holds Defendant, Says He Is A Danger to Victim

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 25, 2020
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On July 24, a DC Superior Court judge decided to hold a defendant, saying his conduct during his pretrial release shows he is a danger to a victim.

Mark Anthony, also known as Huber Frescas, is charged with stalking, destruction of property less than $1,000 and unlawful entry. He was arrested on June 20, after he broke into the victim’s home in the 4900 block of 1st Street, NW. Anthony, 39, had been stalking the victim since May 9, and the unlawful entry was his third incident with the victim. 

When Anthony was first presented before the court on June 20, Judge Sean Staples released him on his personal promise to return to court, along with GPS monitoring. Within hours of his release, Anthony was arrested again. and He never reported to the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) to receive his GPS monitor.

Anthony’s release was immediately revoked, and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. Anthony was detained on July 16, and has been in DC Jail ever since.

Anthony’s attorney, Gregg Baron, requested that his client be released on some sort of supervision condition. Judge Jonathan Pittman denied Baron’s request, saying Anthony’s behavior was “really troubling.” 

When explaining his decision, Pittman cited the PSA representative’s comment, which implied that GPS monitoring will only alert PSA if Anthony went near the stay away area, but will not prevent him from going to it. 

The judge  also mentioned additional charges that Anthony had picked up in Maryland.

Anthony is being held in DC Jail until his next hearing, which is scheduled on July 31.