A carjacking defendant failed to appear at his probation revocation hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean on July 30.
Damian Lea, 24, pleaded guilty on Jan. 18, 2022 to robbery and assault with a dangerous weapon for his involvement in an armed carjacking on July 28, 2020 on the 100 block of Piece Street, NW.
A representative from the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) reported that Lea has not been compliant with sexual abuse treatment. The representative met with Lea on July 25 and encouraged him to enter the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) Assessment and Referral Center (ARC) program, a community-based treatment center that helps people with substance use disorders.
Judge McLean did not issue a bench warrant due to uncertainty over whether Lea was in the community or in the ARC program. The court instructed CSOSA and Lea’s defense attorney, Howard McEachern, to determine Lea’s whereabouts.
No further dates have been set.
