DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann denied release for a stabbing defendant after she waived her preliminary hearing of the initial evidence on April 1.
Sarita Middleton, 45, is charged with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon for her alleged involvement in a non-fatal stabbing that occurred at a Popeyes restaurant on the 1700 block of Columbia Road, NW on Feb. 11.
According to court documents, Middleton allegedly threatened a restaurant employee with a knife after they informed her that she could not eat there since they were closing. The manager attempted to disarm her and sustained a minor laceration to their arm…