Jail Stabbing Defendant is Court No-Show

A stabbing defendant failed to appear for a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on Oct. 30, and court officials don’t know his location.

Daeyon Ross, 24, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and the unlawful possession of contraband in a penal institution for his alleged involvement in a stabbing that wounded one individual at the DC Jail, located on the 1900 block of D Street, SE, on July 19.

When Judge Hertzfeld asked where Ross was, the prosecution told the court that the defendant had been released from the Bureau of Prisons (BoP) a few days prior and that neither party had been in contact with him…

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