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- July 14, 2020
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On July 13, DC Superior Court Judge Gerald Fisher ordered an assault defendant, who is on pretrial release, to participate in mental health services as recommended by the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA.)
Jacqueline Kelly, who is also known as Theresa Ann Kelly, is charged with simple assault. She allegedly tried to punch the victim on June 18. The victim sustained a minor scratch on her left cheek.
The hearing was scheduled to address the defendant’s issues of non compliance with her release conditions.
Defense attorney Claudine Harrison said her client suffers from bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and depression. She said Kelly, 56, “had a breakdown” while off her medication, leading to her recent arrests. Harrison said the defendant is now on proper medication and has a noticeable difference in her demeanor.
She was given pretrial release and a stay away order for the incident.
On June 21, Kelly allegedly violated the stay away order. Upon returning to the location from which she was ordered to stay away, she allegedly asked the same victim if she wanted to “get [her] a** whooped like Thursday” and threw a Corona bottle at her, according to court documents. The defendant then struck the victim’s father with a stick and threatened to kill the victim’s daughter, who was not present at the time. A police report was filed in connection with this incident, but the defendant was not arrested for it.
However, Kelly was arrested again on June 25 for allegedly breaking the front windshield of another person’s car and running towards the victim with a knife in her hands yelling, “I’m going to kill you” on the 200 block of 36th Street, NE.
She was subsequently charged with destruction of property less than $1,000, attempted threats to do bodily harm and attempted possession of a prohibited weapon.
The judge released her with conditions on July 13.
Kelly is scheduled to appear in court again on Aug. 3.