Judge Issues Four Bench Warrants, Revokes One Probation During Show Cause Hearings

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 18, 2020
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A DC Superior Court judge issued four bench warrants, sentenced one individual, revoked one probation and continued three hearings during pretrial and probation show cause hearings on Sept. 18.

Judge Judith Smith  issued a bench warrant for  a 33-year-old defendant, who failed to appear to court. The defendant  is charged with misdemeanor sex abuse. He has not reported to the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) since his release on Aug. 21. 

A bench warrant was issued for Eynwood Whichard, who has been a loss of contact and has failed to appear in court. 

Whichard, 34, is charged with assault on a police officer. He failed to report to the agency since his release on July 13. 

Judge Smith also issued a bench warrant for Patrick Brewer in a probation show cause hearing.

 In November 2019, he pleaded guilty to attempted unauthorized use of a vehicle and possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance. 

When he was on pretrial release, he received noncompliance reports. He also received noncompliance reports on probation. A bench warrant was issued in March 2019. 

Brewer is still a loss of contact with the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) and did not show up to his hearing.  

The last bench warrant issued was for all three of Erik Scoggins’ cases.

Scoggins’, 41, is charged with simple assault, attempted threats to do bodily harm and attempted possession of a prohibited weapon. In another case he is charged with attempted threats to do bodily harm, attempted possession of a prohibited weapon and simple assault. And, in his third case he is charged with a misdemeanor bail violation. 

Scoggins pretrial release conditions included reporting to PSA weekly by phone, which he failed to do. PSA reported that they still have not heard from him. In November 2019, he received a bench warrant. 

Judge Smith sentenced another 43-year-old defendant after he decided to plead guilty to attempt to carry a pistol without a license.

Wyatt Marsh, who also goes by Cary Lamont Miles, was originally charged with carrying a pistol without a license outside of a home or business and possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device. 

Per the guidelines of his plea agreement, all other charges against him were dismissed. He was sentenced to 90 days, all time suspended, and given six months of unsupervised probation. Marsh must also register as a gun offender. 

The judge revoked Cecil Vines’ probation and re-sentenced him in a probation show cause hearing.

Vines, 58, pleaded guilty to attempted distribution of a controlled substance on Jan. 17. He was sentenced to ten months, all time suspended and owed $100 to the Crime Victims Compensation Program. Vines was also given one year of supervised probation with a requirement to participate in a drug treatment program and mental health screening and evaluation. 

Vines has had several violation reports with regard to GPS monitoring and with reporting to CSOSA. He has also refused to participate in required drug and mental health treatment services. As a result, Judge Smith re-sentenced him to six months in jail. 

Judge Smith scheduled a continued pretrial show cause hearing for Patrick Alexander to give his defense attorney time to contact him.

Alexander, 56, is charged with failure to register as a sex offender. Since his pretrial release, he has had several notices of noncompliance and several bench warrants filed against him. He has a significant history of failing to appear but the judge gave his attorney one last try to reach him.  

A pretrial show cause hearing was continued for Kevin Hodge for Oct. 2. 

Hodge, 30, is charged with assault on a police officer in two cases. In addition to the alleged violations of his pretrial release conditions, he did not show up to court. His defense attorney, Jamison Koehler, said his client is currently at the Psychiatric Institute of Washington (PIW). 

The judge scheduled a continued probation show cause hearing for Marquis Hicks for Sept. 22.

Judge Smith made this decision to allow more time to get more information from prosecutor, Mike Britton, to see how the court should proceed in this case. 

On Nov. 28, 2012, Hicks pleaded guilty to conspiracy, assault with a dangerous weapon and robbery while armed. He has had several notices of noncompliance with the conditions of his probation  since his release. According to CSOSA, he has been a loss of contact since March 27.