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- April 12, 2021
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A DC Superior Court judge continued a sex abuse case to give parties time to contact the case judge about the possibility of transferring the defendant to an inpatient program.
The 31-year-old defendant is charged with assault with intent to commit first-degree sexual abuse, threats to kidnap or injure a person, assault with a dangerous weapon and assault on a police officer while armed. The alleged offenses reportedly occurred on Feb. 24, 2021, on the 300 block of 35th Street, NE, according to court documents.
During the April 12 proceedings, defense attorney Jonathan Armstrong told Judge Jonathan Pittman that he has filed a motion for a bond review. Armstrong said the defense and prosecution both agree the defendant should be moved from DC Jail to an inpatient facility, but they need to discuss it with the case judge, Judge Juliet McKenna.
Judge Pittman set a hearing “control date” for April 28, which will be vacated once parties are able to contact Judge McKenna and set a date for a hearing with her.
Sasha Ridenour wrote this article.