A carjacking defendant reportedly violated his probation and is now scheduled to be re-sentenced before DC Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean on Oct. 14.
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 probation officer addressed the court regarding a bench warrant for the defendant, who failed to appear at the previous court hearing. During the proceedings, concerns were raised about the defendant’s loss of contact and failure to comply with drug treatment.
The court was informed that the defendant had recently been admitted to the Re-Entry Sanction Center (RSC) for treatment. However, he was discharged from the program allegedly due to assaultive behavior directed at staff members which raised further concerns about the defendant’s compliance and progress under probation supervision.
The prosecution formally requested the revocation of the defendant’s probation and asked the court to proceed with re-sentencing.
The court granted the request and scheduled the matter to reconvene on Nov. 18.
