Domestic Violence Defendant Pleads Guilty, Released Awaiting Sentencing

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 13, 2020
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On Aug. 13, a domestic violence defendant took a plea deal from the prosecution.

Joey Grady pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of attempted assault with a dangerous weapon. In return, the prosecution agreed to dismiss his three pending cases. He was initially charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm for pulling a gun on victims on May 7 on the 1600 block of Lincoln Road, NE.

As a part of a plea agreement with the prosecution, counsel agreed to recommend that Grady receive a shorter or probationary sentence.

Defense attorney Quo Judkins requested her client’s release, saying his most recent conviction was a traffic conviction from 2015, and the remainder of his convictions were even more dated and for nonviolent offenses.

Judge Juliet McKenna granted Judkins’ request, releasing Grady into the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP) with GPS monitoring. She also ordered him to complete mental health and drug use assessments and stay away from the victim and her family. 

At the defense’s request, Judge McKenna modified the stay away order to only include the victim. She then ordered the defendant not to Harass, Assault, Threaten, or Stalk (HATS) the victim’s children.

The defendant is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 16.