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PrintCOLUMBIA — Derrick Washington's defense attorney, Christopher Slusher, stood alone before Boone County Circuit Court Judge Deborah Daniels on Wednesday afternoon.
Slusher nodded his head as Daniels verified his request to waive formal arraignment and enter a plea of not guilty on Washington's behalf to a Class C felony charge of deviate sexual assault.
- Derrick Washington is taken into custody after his bond for two misdemeanor charges is increased to a total of $10,000.
- Boone County Circuit Judge Kevin Crane hears motions made Monday by former Missouri running back Derrick Washington, right, and his attorney, Chris Slusher. Washington is charged with deviate sexual assault and is scheduled to appear for trial on Sept. 20.
- Former Missouri running back Derrick Washington and assistant prosecutor Andrea Hayes were in court Monday for pretrial motions in Washington's pending deviant sexual assault case. Washington's trial is scheduled to begin with jury selection Sept. 20.
Neither Washington nor Boone County Assistant Prosecutor Andrea Hayes attended the session.
Washington is accused of sexually assaulting a 23-year-old woman in June at the Campus View apartment complex.
"I was sexually assaulted by him. ... I am pressing criminal charges," the woman wrote in court documents, as previously reported by the Missourian. "I fear physical retaliation."
If found guilty, Washington could face up to seven years in jail.
A hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Boone County Courthouse on a motion to revoke the $4,500 bond Washington posted on Aug. 30.
The state filed the motion on Sept. 14.
Slusher, of Holder, Susan and Slusher, said his client will be present at Thursday's hearing.
Washington also faces charges of third-degree domestic assault, a misdemeanor, after allegedly striking his ex-girlfriend several times in the face with his fist.
A court hearing on that charge is scheduled on Monday.
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