On Aug. 13, a robbery defendant pleaded guilty to attempted robbery.
Alfonzo Alegria, 37, was initially charged with robbery for grabbing a victim’s purse from her car when she was sleeping on the 60th block of New York Avenue, NW on May 1. According to court documents, the victim began to chase Alegria, and when she caught up to him, he began to choke her.
As part of the agreement, the prosecution agreed to recommend a shorter sentence for the offense.
Defense attorney Todd Baldwin asked DC Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna to release Alegria while he waits to be sentenced, but Judge McKenna denied the request.
Judge McKenna said her choice to keep Alegria in jail was because the defendant was on supervised probation in three prior cases when he committed the crime.
Baldwin then asked the judge to sentence Alegria as quickly as possible.
Alegria is scheduled to appear in court again on Oct. 16 for sentencing.
