A ‘woke’ Washington, D.C., judge faces backlash after choosing to release an 18-year-old accused of firing more than 20 rounds from an AR-15 into a crowded car.
Judge Lloyd U. Nolan Jr. of the District of Columbia Superior Court acknowledged last week that Amonte Moody’s actions may have killed someone, but released him on house arrest ahead of his trial. I ordered.
Moody, who was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and other crimes, is accused of firing 26 shots into an SUV with four people inside on Independence Avenue in the early hours of April 22nd.
Nolan’s decision to still grant the teenager pretrial release despite his criminal charges quickly sparked outrage on social media, with many calling the judge a “puppet” of George Soros. ” and pointed to his history of “woke” online posts.
Previous Facebook posts shared by the judge included a 2019 meme declaring that “it’s still happening,” and another promoting Black Lives Matter, the lawsuit said. fox news.
He also previously posted a link showing he donated to a Gideon’s Pledge fundraiser in 2020. Gideon’s Promise is an organization founded with a scholarship from Lefty donor George Soros’s Open Society Foundations.
The judge’s social media accounts have been made private amid growing backlash over his recent bail decision.
“This judge has deep ties to George Soros’ organization and has openly posted on his now private Facebook page that he is ‘woke,'” one social media user wrote. I felt dissatisfied.
“Soros-funded prosecutors and judges continue to allow violent criminals to run free on the streets. This is no coincidence. It’s all part of a plan to create chaos. Soros and his global The thugs on the list know they can control people in chaos better than people in peace,” another tweeted.
One X user added: “They say AR15s are dangerous, but a person brandishing an AR15 and firing more than 20 bullets on a public street is not dangerous, even though the person using the AR15 poses no danger to the public. , Why would an AR15 be dangerous? Liberal logic.”
Nolan’s decision to release Moody from house arrest came despite a judge finding probable cause to proceed to trial.
The judge also repeatedly agreed with prosecutors about the seriousness of the boy’s alleged crimes, according to records from last Friday’s hearing obtained by the judge. WUSA9.
“My concern is that this action could have killed someone,” Nolan said at one point.
Moody’s public defender advocated for GPS monitoring and argued that the boy has a supportive family who will continue to monitor him ahead of his trial.
Prosecutors countered that Moody had such an option before he committed the shooting, and the judge seemed to agree.
“I don’t know what kind of circumstances other than incarceration would occur for something to escalate to the point where you feel like you have to go to the middle of the road and fire 26 shots,” Nolan said. Ta.
Despite warning Moody that he was “concerned for the safety of the community,” the judge ultimately relented and left him 24/7 wearing a GPS ankle monitor at his stepfather’s home in Maryland. Mr. Moody was released on house arrest.
Prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., then filed an emergency order reversing the judge’s decision to grant the teenager pretrial release.
The Post contacted the court but did not immediately receive a response.
