Washington's preliminary hearing set for Nov. 5
The former Missouri football captain posted $10,000 bond.
Published Sept. 24, 2010
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Former Missouri football senior captain Derrick Washington makes a run against Bowling Green on Sept. 12, 2009, in what ended in a 27-20 Tigers win. At a hearing Thursday, Washington's bond amount was raised from $1,000 to $10,000 for his Sept. 14 domestic assault charges.
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At a hearing Thursday, Associate Circuit Judge Deborah Daniels raised Derrick Washington's bond amount from $1,000 to $10,000 for his domestic assault charges from Sept. 14.
Daniels required Washington to attend all court proceedings for his domestic violence and sexual assault cases, starting with a preliminary hearing for the felony sexual assault case Nov. 5.
Washington's new bond also requires he have no contact with the people involved with the incidents and not commit any law violations, even a speeding ticket.
"You need to be responsible for having no contact with law enforcement," Daniels told Washington.
Defense Attorney Christopher Slusher said there was no danger of Washington interacting with the victims because he has moved back to the Kansas City area. He appeared at the hearing with his parents.
Washington has been participating in disciplinary processes at MU, though he is no longer enrolled and has forfeited his athletic scholarship. Slusher said Washington is continuing school this semester in the Kansas City area.
Slusher argued the court should not increase Washington's bond amounts because it would cause him financial hardship as a college student. He also argued Washington was not a flight risk, he had no prior offenses and different people were involved in the separate incidents.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Andrea Hayes asked the judge to increase the bond amount for the felony sexual assault charge to $25,000, but Daniels denied her request. Daniels increased the bond for the domestic assault charges because Washington was out on bond when he allegedly committed those infractions.
"As I understand the facts in (the sexual assault case), there were no physical injuries associated with the events," Daniels said.
Boone County prosecutors charged Washington with deviate sexual assault Aug. 31. The assault was digital penetration and the charge is a Class C felony, Hayes said.
Washington is accused of hitting and choking another woman, an ex-girlfriend, Sept. 14, according to the Columbia Police Department's probable cause statement. He was charged with two counts of third-degree domestic assault, which are misdemeanors.
The court trial for those misdemeanors is also scheduled for Nov. 5, but Hayes said it will probably be postponed to give the prosecuting and defense attorneys more time to prepare.