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D.C. Witness Staff
- July 30, 2020
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On July 30, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing for Aug. 27 to determine if an assault and robbery case has enough evidence to go to trial.
Rayshawn Tillery, 26, is charged with armed robbery and assault with significant bodily injury while armed for allegedly using a knife to cut a victim while taking his belongings on June 6 at the Chinatown Metro Station on the 600 block of H Street, NW.
Defense Attorney Sean Coleman said he couldn’t proceed in the case. He said he still needs to get Tillery his physical case file and Tillery has an unresolved parole warrant.
Coleman asked Judge Danya Dayson if she would be willing to grant Tillery administrative release while he resolved the warrant, but the judge denied the request, saying that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the execution of parole warrants.
Coleman then requested that a preliminary hearing be scheduled for Tillery.
He also mentioned that the prosecution has extended a plea offer, but that he is hesitant to accept it due to the unresolved parole warrant.
The plea offer will officially expire two days before the preliminary hearing.