A DC Superior Court judge issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a defendant who did not show up to his July 14 hearing.
Edgar Valasques, who is also known as Edgar Velasquez, is charged with second-degree burglary for allegedly breaking into a store on the 1200 block of Upshire Street, NW. He removed several boxes of angle grinders, an artic hat, a belt tool, and two bleach bottles on June 17.
Defense attorney Rachel McCoy asked Judge Gerald Fisher to consider issuing a bench warrant only if Valasques does not appear again for his felony status conference, which is scheduled for Sept. 17.
Judge Fisher denied the request, saying it was unlikely Valasques would return on his own.
His July 14 hearing was scheduled to address his issues complying with the terms of his pretrial release.
