Deshawndre Washington’s agent says he’s ‘stuck in Lebanon’

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Former New Mexico State University men's basketball player Deshawndre Washington delayed his hazing case twice in August. ABC-7 spoke with his agent, Kerry Carter, about his failures to appear in court.

"We tried to bring Deshawndre Washington home Saturday," said Carter. "They took his passport again. He cannot leave Lebanon because of that warrant. So they took his passport and now he's stuck."

That warrant Carter is mentioning a bench warrant that was placed on Washington on August 5 by a Doña Ana County district judge Conrad Perea, following his second missed court appearance.

"When Judge Perea put a warrant out for this, he don't know what he caused," Carter argued. "He's in a foreign country. When you're in a foreign country like that, they take your passport. You can't go through a commercial airport without a passport. So now he's stuck in Lebanon."

Washington's accused of 15 felonies tied to an alleged hazing scandal that happened during the 2022-23 basketball season at NMSU.

Earlier this month, Washington delayed his trial by failing to appear in court on Aug. 3 and 5. On Aug. 3, he was later seen playing in a basketball tournament in Lebanon.

His agency and father told ABC-7 that Washington tried to return to Las Cruces for his case, but was held up by military conflict in the Middle East.

The New Mexico Department of Justice recently filed a motion requesting depositions for two other former players, Kim Aiken Jr. and Doctor Bradley. NMDOJ argued that Washington's absence prevented them from testifying on Aug. 3.

Nearly three weeks after those missed court dates, Washington's agent, Kerry Carter, arrived in the Borderland from his hometown of Houston to meet with local and national media to discuss his whereabouts.

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