Over prosecutors’ wishes, a federal magistrate judge on Wednesday ordered the man accused of assaulting Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) released from jail to an inpatient treatment program, but put his decision on hold pending another hearing.
a local rewrite of the District’s criminal code, in part over concerns that it would have lowered the statutory maximum penalty for certain crimes, such as carjacking.Faruqui ordered Hamlin to be released to Samaritan Inns — a nonprofit that runs housing and recovery services in the District — and said he would reevaluate Hamlin’s placement after he completes an initial 30-day program. But after a prosecutor said he would appeal the decision, Faruqui stayed it.
Officials in Craig’s office said the attack did not appear to be politically motivated, and nothing in the court documents suggest a possible motive. D.C. police previously said they believed the assailant, dressed in gray sweats and no shoes and of no fixed address, suffered a mental health crisis.
Prosecutors pointed to Hamlin’s long history of missing court hearings to argue there were no conditions other than detention that could ensure his appearance in court. They also said he had failed to comply with mental health and drug abuse treatment ordered by probation in past criminal charges.
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