A 53-year-old man gets time to comply with his release conditions. Read more »

On June 25, District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann released 18 defendants, holding three defendants at DC Jail. Read more »

A man thought to be homeless was almost taken off of GPS monitoring by a judge when he admitted that he has had a home from the beginning. Read more »

On June 23, DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann granted defense counsel more time to get in contact with a defendant before issuing a bench warrant.  Wendell Poole was charged with distributing cocaine and released pending trial on March 18.  Poole’s defense attorney, Dan Harn, said it is very difficult to contact his client because he does not currently have a working phone number. Read more »

After several stays at St. Read more »

A woman, who allegedly swung a knife at a person after trying to steal a pack of beer from a store, has a warrant out for her arrest. Read more »

On June 23, District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann held four defendants and released 14 defendants. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann issued a bench warrant for a defendant who failed to appear in court on June 23.  Herman Smith pleaded guilty to attempted robbery on March 15, 2019. Read more »

District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann released 24 defendants and held two defendants during initial hearings on June 22. Read more »

After hearing a murder defendant’s arguments for why his release should be reconsidered,  a DC Superior Court judge agreed with an initial ruling to keep the defendant at DC Jail.   Ravel Mills, a 26-year-old resident of Temple Hills, Md., has been charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting death of Toussaunt Strong, a 28-year-old resident of Clinton, Md. Read more »

A defendant was not required to be at a hearing to assess the status of his probation. Read more »

After a notice of noncompliance was filed against a defendant, a judge decided to not hold a defendant accountable at a pretrial show cause hearing on May 28. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge decided May 26 to give a defendant more time in order to get in compliance with his release conditions. Read more »

Judges didn’t release as many homicide defendants in 2019 as they did in 2018, data shows According to  DC Code, Washington, DC criminal defendants cannot be held in jail from an inability to pay bail.  The specific DC code language states that the decision to release a defendant falls to a Superior Court judge:  A judicial officer shall order the pretrial release of a defendant  subject to: (A) Condition that the person not commit a local, state, or federal crime during the period of release; and (B) Least restrictive further condition, or combination of conditions, that the judicial officer determines will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and the safety of any other person and the community.  These conditions can include maintaining or seeking employment, maintaining or beginning an educational program, or restrictions on personal associations, travel or residence among others.  Several homicide defendants are released to the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP). Read more »

The prosecution in a murder case notified the  court April 18 that they are “on track” to secure a grand jury indictment, charging a 19-year-old with a fatal shooting. Read more »