Murder Defendant Refuses to Attend Hearing in Another Case

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 1, 2020
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A murder defendant who is charged in another case refused to attend his arraignment on June 1.

Cinquan Cartledge is charged with simple assault for throwing a “brownish liquid” at another inmate on Nov. 24, 2019.

Cartledge refused to attend his hearing, so DC Superior Court Judge Anita Josey-Herring rescheduled the hearing.

Cartledge is also awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction and assault with a dangerous weapon for his involvement in the shooting of Orlando Silver III, 37, on the 1300 block of Howard Road, SE, in 2016.

Cartledge was initially charged with first-degree murder while armed, first-degree murder while armed while committing or attempting to commit a robbery, robbery while armed, conspiracy to commit murder, unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction and assault with a dangerous weapon.

He is scheduled to be sentenced for the assault and firearms conviction on June 12.

His arraignment is scheduled for Aug. 28.