Judge Schedules Hearing for Assault Case

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On Aug. 31, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled a preliminary hearing to determine if an assault case has enough evidence to go to trial.

Andrew Wooten is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with a stabbing that occurred on June 12 on the block of 5700 3rd Street, NE.

Defense attorney Linda Houston also filed a motion to release her client from DC Jail until a determination was made on whether the case would go to trial. Her motion stated that Wooten should be released because he may have acted out of self-defense.

Judge Julie Becker said the motion would be addressed during the preliminary hearing, which she scheduled for Sept. 10.

Wooten was originally scheduled to have his preliminary hearing on Aug. 17. The hearing was postponed because he refused to take a mandatory COVID-19 test. Wooten said he did not know the test was mandatory and would take it before his next hearing.

According to court documents, Wooten, 35, was allegedly in the parking garage of an Extra Space storage center when the victim confronted him. The victim and Wooten began arguing after the victim asked Wooten to leave the premises because he didn’t believe Wooten had a storage unit there.