DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe issued a suspended sentence to a non-fatal shooting defendant with supervised release on Sept. 5.
Tevin Spivey, 21, pleaded guilty on Nov. 11, 2024 to assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a rifle without a license outside a home or business for his involvement in a shooting that occurred on July 21, 2024 on the 5100 block of Fitch Street, SE. Spivey fired one gunshot at the victim as she drove away but no injuries were reported.
Prior to the sentencing, prosecutors dismissed the carrying a rifle charge but did not elaborate on the reason.
During the sentencing, Judge Pipe asked Spivey’s defense attorney, Theodore Shaw, to explain why Spivey’s sentencing was postponed for 10 months prior to this hearing. Shaw explained that an earlier hearing would have interrupted Spivey’s completion of high school in a DC Jail education program..
Judge Pipe was upset because she said he could have done the same thing in the community on probation.
Shaw, after apologizing, said Spivey was remorseful for his actions, was a past victim of gun violence, and never received proper help for traumas he experienced.
Spivey read a letter before Judge Pipe in which he apologized to the victim and expressed that he wanted to be a “productive member of society.”
Judge Pipe congratulated Spivey on obtaining his high school degree and acknowledged that no one was harmed in the incident. He “does have a future ahead of him,” she stated.
Thus, Judge Pipe granted Shaw’s request to sentence Spivey under the Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA). Under the YRA, Spivey’s conviction will be sealed if he successfully completes his sentencing requirements.
Judge Pipe’s final decision was a sentence of 30 months of imprisonment; but she suspended all the time already served. Spivey will serve three years of supervised release and one year of probation, where he willbe required to complete 90 hours of community service and undergo a mental health evaluation.
Judge Pipe ordered Spivey’s release following the hearing and no further dates were set.
