DC Superior Court Judge Renee Raymond delayed five stabbing defendants’ preliminary hearing again on April 8 due to one’s detention in another jurisdiction.
DeVaughn Gibbs, 19, Jaliel Holland, 25, Antonine Jones, 24, Marlan Smith, 19, and Kwesi Pyne, 21, are charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for their alleged involvement in stabbing another inmate in the showers at the DC Jail, on the 1900 block of D Street, SE on Sept. 25, 2025.
The victim sustained two stab wounds in his back.
During the hearing, Gregory Copeland, Jones’ defense attorney and Thomas Key, Smith’s defense attorney, told the courts that both of their clients were not present.
Copeland stated that Jones was specifically being held at Northern Neck Regional Jail, in Virginia, where he is waiting to be sentenced for another case. It is unclear why Smith was absent.
Due to all the defendants not being present in court, Daniel Dorsey, Holland’s defense attorney, asked for a continuance in the case.
Judge Raymond stated she hopes Jones is present at the next hearing to progress with the case. This is the third time parties delay the preliminary hearing due to the defendants’ absence.
Parties are slated to reconvene on May 29.
