A stabbing defendant waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Oct. 8 before DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann.
Chad Hawthorne, 44, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in the stabbing of an inmate on July 25 at the DC Jail on the 1900 block of D Street, SE.
According to court documents, video surveillance and body camera footage showed an individual, identified as Hawthorne, approach the victim, who was being escorted by an officer, and stab him several times with a sharp metal object. The victim sustained several stab wounds.
Tammy Thom, Hawthorne’s attorney, alerted the court of his intent to waive the preliminary hearing of the evidence in the case.
The court ruled Hawthorne should remain detained.
Parties are slated to reconvene Nov. 7.
