A DC Superior Court judge released an inmate April 27 after his previous hearing was vacated.
Bernard Pringle is charged with distribution of a controlled substance for selling an undercover officer cocaine on November 6, 2019. He was also being held for a bail violation.
Judge Todd Edelman released Pringle with specific release conditions to follow. Pringle was originally scheduled to be heard on April 23 but had his hearing rescheduled to April 27.
According to Pringle’s motion for release, the defendant was released until he violated his bail in December of 2019. Pringle filed a motion from release from DC Jail due to the COVID-19 pandemic on April 21.
Pringle is scheduled for a felony status conference on July 7.
