Judge Sentences Domestic Violence Defendant to 3 Months in Prison

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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a domestic violence defendant to serve three months in jail followed by one year of supervised probation.

The 41-year-old defendant was convicted for simple assault. He was also involved with two previous domestic violence cases with the same victim.

As part of a plea agreement with the prosecution, his destruction of property charge was dropped.

Judge Maribeth Raffinan sentenced the defendant to six months. However, he will only have to serve half of his sentence behind bars.

The defendant was previously on probation for the other domestic violence cases when he was arrested. He has been incarcerated since his most recent arrest, which occurred on April 12.

Judge Raffian also required the defendant to stay away from the victim and place of the incident, participate in an online domestic violence intervention program and take drug and alcohol assessment and get treatment.