On April 22, 11 cases for 11 fugitive of justice defendants were heard.
Charges were dropped for Anthony Thomas, John Stewart, Bill Kachle, Elijah Johnson, Caldon Esdaille and Wendell Bates.
Keith Wilson, Keon Taylor and David Thomas’ extradition hearings were waived and their cases were closed.
Richardo Garrett and Allen Toney paid cash bonds for release.
There were no bench warrants issued and no one was detained.
A DC Superior Court judge denied a defendant’s request to be released April 22 but ordered that he receive medical attention.
Eric Limes pleaded guilty to assault with significant bodily injury on Feb. 10.
Judge Danya Dayson ordered that Limes be seen by the medical unit in DC Jail regarding symptoms he has been experiencing. She required that he see the medical unit within 24 hours. His specific symptoms were not listed.
Limes filed a motion for release on March 30 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Limes is scheduled to be sentenced on July 8.
A judge decided April 22 not to release a defendant because of the crime committed.
Tracy Kent, who is also known as Trayvon Becton, Tracy Dunbar Kent and Trevon Jackson, is charged with second-degree burglary for breaking into a house on the 1200 block of Wylie Street, NE and using the home owners credit card to make fraudulent purchases.
Judge Danya Dayson denied Kent’s motion to be released because of the burglary and also because of specific representations that the prosecution made. Those representations were not explained.
Kent motioned for release on March 24 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A jury trial is scheduled to begin on July 8.
A DC Superior Court judge ordered April 22 that an inmate receive a medical evaluation while incarcerated.
Juan Galla is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction.
DC Judge Danya Dayson ordered that the necessary medical supplies needed to conduct Galla’s medical evaluation be available at the DC Jail. She also ordered that the evaluation take place within the next 24 hours.
Galla is scheduled for a felony conference status on July 8.
With an emergency order issued on April 20, the next stage in a coronavirus case against the DC Department of Corrections’ (DC DOC) will decide whether the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia should be added as a defendant as well.
Four inmates, Edward Banks, D’Angelo Phillips, Eric Smith and Keon Jackson, from the DC DOC’s jail facilities filed a lawsuit against the department’s director and warden on March 30, claiming that the DC DOC willfully disregarded their health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jackson is no longer a part of the lawsuit because he was released.
The DC DOC asked for the US Attorney Office for DC (USAO) to be added to the case while the prisoners and ACLU opposed the addition. On April 22, the USAO asked to provide more information to support the request for it to join the case.
The argument is about the split between the local and federal authority. The USAO argues that because this is happening in federal court, the federal US Attorney needs to be involved in any discussion of prisoner release. The prisoners argue that is irrelevant and these are new arguments that should not be allowed.
The motions follow District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly’s order, granting part of the plaintiffs’ temporary restraining order (TRO) requests against the DC jail.
Judge Kollar-Kotelly said that the plaintiffs had been able to show that irreparable harm would be caused if there was a delay and they were entitled to injunctive relief from the defendant, including:
Judge Kollar-Kotelly denied several other requests including the release of inmates and the appointment of an expert to review downsizing the jail and its population. She ruled those measures were not appropriate at this time.
A teleconference in the case on the plaintiffs motion for a preliminary injunction is scheduled for April 22.
On April 23, the PDS and the ACLU on behalf of the inmates filed more information to support their case for why the USAO should not join with the DC DOC, reaffirming their position that the matter is local and not federal.
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On April 22, a DC Superior Court judge delayed her ruling on a defendant’s release to allow the defense to obtain medical records.
Andre Jones is charged with simple assault and prison breach for leaving Hope Village, a halfway house, in October of 2019 and not returning.
Judge Danya Dayson agreed to delay her ruling on Jones’ release so his attorney can get more medical records that would support his placement in a psychiatric program under pre-trial services.
Another bond review hearing is scheduled to occur on April 30.
A DCSuperior Court judge denied April 22 an inmates release because she did not think the defendant would comply with release conditions.
Travon Hungerford is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon gun and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction.
Judge Danya Dayson denied Hungerford’s request for release because she did not believe there would be any set of conditions that Hungerford would comply with.
Hungerford filed an emergency motion for release on March 20 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A felony status conference is scheduled to occur on July 8.
A DC Superior Court judge carried a case for one day before deciding whether to release a defendant.
Monroe Holloway pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon on Feb. 7 for shooting a gun in the direction of the mother of his child on Nov. 11, 2019.
Judge Danya Dayson decided to carry the case until April 23.
Holloway is currently being held in a halfway house.
A DC Superior Court judge released an inmate after finding suitable release conditions.
Cornell Glover is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm for his alleged roll in an assault of a woman on the 3500 block of 18th Street, SE, on Dec. 29, 2019. He is pending a grand jury.
Judge Danya Dayson released Glover with pre-trial conditions that would be suitable for his DC jurisdiction case as well as the federal case that is currently pending against him. Glover motioned for release on April 12 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Glover is scheduled for a July 8 felony status conference.
A DC Superior Court judge denied the release of an inmate.
Evelyn Jones pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon on Jan. 3. However, on March 13 she filed a motion to withdraw her guilty plea.
Judge Danya Dayson denied her release.
Jones filed for release on March 19 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jones has a status hearing scheduled for July 8.
Between the hours of 8 p.m. on April 21 and 8 a.m. on April 22 there were two crime alerts dispatched from the Metropolitan Police Department.
Both alerts were in relation to two different robberies that occurred in the Southeast quadrant.
At 11:20 p.m. an alert for a robbery that occurred on the 1600 block of Fairlawn Ave., SE. The suspects stole a gray, 4-door Chevrolet. Police are looking for three suspects.
The first alert was dispatched at 8:20 p.m. for a robbery that occurred in the 3200 block of 8th Street SE. Police are looking for a black male between the ages of 20-25, medium complexion, 5’8″/5’9″ in height, and medium build. He was last seen wearing a grey hoodie. Police say the suspect is armed with a handgun.
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a juvenile April 21 for two burglaries committed in October of 2019 and April.
According to a press release, the juvenile is charged with burglary two for allegedly entering an establishment by force on the 4400 block of Connecticut Avenue, NW on April 15 and taking property.
The juvenile is also being charged for allegedly entering an occupied residence on the 1400 block of Church Street, NW and taking property on Oct. 12, 2019.
The suspect fled the scene of both crimes.
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Between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on April 21, D.C. Witness was able to record 1 crime alert sent out from the Metropolitan Police Department.
At 1:56 p.m. an alert was sent out in relation to a shooting that occurred on the 1200 block of North Capitol Street, NE. A lookout was released for three black males wearing all black clothing. One of the suspects was wearing a white face mask. The suspects were last seen moving Northbound on North Capitol Street.
On April 21, judges at the DC Superior Court released 11 inmates including five that were being held at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, DC’s psychiatric institution.
Additional results from the proceedings included one defendant’s bond review hearing being delayed and three hearings, that were not in relation to emergency releases because of COVID-19, were vacated. Judges also denied the release of three inmates.
In total there were 18 defendants that had cases. A majority of the cases were for bond review hearings. You can read about each case on dcwitness.org.
None of the proceedings involved homicide defendants.
A DC judge allowed an inmate to be released on April 21. While released, the inmate will also be able to receive services from behavioral health doctors.
Ernestina Njie is charged with simple assault for getting into a fight on a metro bus. According to court documents, Njie allegedly scratched a female victim on the left side of her face and under her nose. The defendant told the police that she was off her medication.
Judge Michael Ryan allowed the defendant to be released on her own recognizance with release conditions that were not specified. Judge Ryan also allowed her to set up services with behavioral health doctors. The set-up will cause the defendant’s release date to be delayed by 48-hours.
Njie was detained in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, DC’s psychiatric institution, since Feb. 24.
The defendant requested release from the institution because of the COVID-19 pandemic on April 20.
Njie has no other hearings scheduled for the future.
