Judge Issues Bench Warrant

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DC Superior Court Judge Gerald Fisher issued a bench warrant for a defendant’s arrest after he did not show up to his court hearing.

Kelonii Malloy, 23, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance on Aug. 27, 2019. He was sentenced to 15 days, all of which were suspended, plus six months of supervised probation.

The Aug. 4 hearing was scheduled to address Malloy’s noncompliance with the terms of his probation.

Malloy’s probation officer said he has been a loss of contact and has visited his mother, from whom he was ordered to stay away.

The prosecution also said Malloy did not appear for a July 31 hearing related to an unlawful possession of a firearm case he picked up on May 16.

On July 11, 2019, Malloy threatened to shoot a woman whose boyfriend got into a verbal altercation with him on the 300 block of Delafield Place, NW. Upon his arrest, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers found cocaine and opiates on him. 

Malloy was initially charged with misdemeanor charges for attempted threats to do bodily harm, simple assault and possession of a controlled substance, but the first two charges were dismissed as part of his plea deal.