Court sets Leonard DeWitt matter for trial; defendant says he declined plea discussions

At a June 4, 2025 readiness hearing the presiding judge set the matter of Leonard DeWitt for trial after the defendant and counsel appeared and discussed case status.

The court announced that the DeWitt matter would proceed to trial and noted that Officer Karlsruhe was available to testify on Tuesday or Wednesday, which the court said would accommodate scheduling. During the hearing the defendant stated on the record that he had not received any plea offers and expressed frustration with his attorney's communications and the pace of proceedings.

Court staff and counsel used a breakout room during part of the proceeding for private discussion with counsel and the defendant. After that discussion, the defendant was brought back on the record; the court confirmed the trial setting. The proceedings documented the defendant's statements that he felt constrained when speaking in court and that he had not had outside communications about plea offers. The record does not show any plea being accepted or any resolution of the charges at the hearing; the action recorded was the scheduling of a trial date.