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D.C. Witness Staff
- July 16, 2020
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A DC Superior Court judge set a domestic violence defendant’s release conditions while he remains detained in the DC Jail on other charges.
The defendant is being held in DC Jail for a federal matter through the district court. He was also held during initial hearings on his most recent charges of violating a Civil Protective Order (CPO), simple assault and attempted threats to do bodily harm on May 2.
Judge Joseph Beshouri set the release conditions for his two domestic violence cases, so the defendant would be ready for release after the federal matter is resolved.
The defendant will remain detained in the federal matter until further notice.
Judge Beshouri ordered that, when the federal matter is resolved, the defendant will return to court to be released under the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP). He said that the defendant will be immediately released into a 21-day, 24-hour home confinement, and will then be placed on GPS monitoring to be supervised by the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA.)
Judge Beshouri said he does not have confidence in the defendant being released directly into the community with only a stay away order., citing the defendant’s failure to comply with previous stay away orders on three different occasions.
He also said the defendant stalked the victim in this case, which gave the victim a severe case of anxiety.
Judge Beshouri required the defendant to stay away from the victim’s home, place of work and vehicle. He must also stay away from the location of the crime scene.
The prosecution did not object to the defendant’s release, especially since he would only be released at the end of his current hold.
The defendant was persistent in denying his charges, and said that he thinks the federal matter was transferred to Maryland where his wife now lives. He also mentioned having sleeping problems in DC Jail due to a respiratory condition.