An 18-year-old man who is suspected of opening fire on a vehicle packed with people in Washington D.C. was released on bond last Friday by a District of Columbia Superior Court magistrate judge, citing that he was not a threat to the public. Judge Lloyd U. Nolan, Jr. ordered that 18-year-old Amonte Moody be released from custody before his trial, even though Moody is suspected of firing over 25 rounds from a semiautomatic rifle at a car with four victims in it.
Nolan ordered Moody to be released under house arrest, with an ankle monitor to be worn at all times, even though Moody was allegedly captured on video surveillance running into a street with a rifle and opening fire several times at a vehicle off camera, then sprinting back to a house to hide. He was charged with endangerment with a firearm, possession of a firearm, and assault, which are all felonies. However, the…
