Judge Holds One Domestic Violence Defendant During Initial Hearings

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 24, 2021
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During initial hearings on Feb. 23, DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe presided over 26 defendants.

Of the 26 defendants brought before the court, seven defendants had domestic violence charges.

Of these seven defendants, Judge Pipe only held one at the jail. 

The defendant, a 34-year-old male, is charged with two cases involving simple assault, attempted possession of a prohibited weapon (a mop and a plastic hanger) and a bail violation.

The defendant was also brought in on two bench warrants for failing to appear at his probation hearings for domestic violence convictions of simple assault and attempted threats to do bodily harm.

Judge Pipe found probable cause and decided to hold the defendant, citing his noncompliance with his probation requirements and his multiple failures to appear in court. The defendant’s next hearing is scheduled for March 16.

The remaining six domestic violence defendants were all released with orders to return back to court on July 27.

Their charges included attempted threats to do bodily harm, violation of a Temporary Protective Order (TPO), simple assault, destruction of property, second-degree theft and possession of a prohibited weapon, which was a knife.

All of those defendants were ordered to report to the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) once a week by phone, and five of the defendants were given stay-away orders from the alleged victims or locations of the incidents.

The remaining defendant was given an order not to harass, assault, threaten or stalk (HATS) the complainant in his case.