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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- July 24, 2020
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A DC Superior Court judge granted a defendant one month to come into compliance with the conditions of his probation.
Mustafah Mobley pleaded guilty in January to attempted fleeing and was sentenced to one year of probation. He also has a suspended sentence of 45 days.
During the July 24 proceedings, a representative with the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) said Mobley has repeatedly failed to comply with the conditions of his probation. These allegations include multiple failures to report for drug testing, including one positive drug test and a low battery alarm for his GPS.
Most of those violations are from before April. Mobley’s most recent violation is from July 23, when he was referred to a random drug test and refused to go.
Both the CSOSA representative and the prosecution requested that Judge Danya Dason revoke Mobley’s probation.
“This has just been flat-out refusal [to comply],” said the prosecutor. “He should stop wasting the resources of the community.”
The CSOSA representative also said that Mobley has regularly failed to call in for his bi-weekly meetings, which are currently taking place over the phone due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“He just does not want to do it,” said the representative.
Judge Dason did not revoke Mobley’s probation.
Instead, Judge Dason ordered Mobley to come into compliance with his probation, telling him that he must complete a drug test as early as he can before July 28.
“This is the easiest high intensity probation ever,” Judge Dason said. “You might as well get it done now. Or don’t.”
Mobley is scheduled to return to court to assess his compliance on Aug. 24.