DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro issued a bench warrant for a stabbing defendant whose attorney said he lost contact with in a status hearing on March 11.
Billy Williams, 69, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with significant bodily injury, threatening to kidnap or injure a person while armed, and aggressive panhandling for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal stabbing on Dec. 7, 2023 at the intersection of Rock Creek Parkway and Virginia Avenue, NW.
Williams was not present for the hearing, and his defense attorney, Henry Escoto, told the court he was unable to get ahold of him that morning.
Escoto requested a delay until the end of the day, but Judge Di Toro stated her intention to move forward with a bench warrant.
Parties are scheduled to reconvene June 5.
